seraphine Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ser"a*phine noun

Etymology

From Seraph.

Definitions

1. (Mus.) A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument.