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monkey orchestra

monkey orchestra noun: a group of Meissen porcelain figures depicting monkeys playing musical instruments.

Noun

monkey orchestra (plural monkey orchestras)

  1. A group of Meissen porcelain figures depicting monkeys playing musical instruments.
    • Celebrated sets were the Monkey Orchestra and the Carnival of Venice, escorted by upwards of a hundred different and independent figurines, representing the various professions and trades ...1877, R. M. Washburn (compiler), The People's Condensed Library - A Compendium of Universal Knowledge, Historical, Scientific, Mechanical, and Statistical, Comprising the Origin of Many Things Not...

Forms of monkey orchestra

pluralmonkey orchestras

Questions about monkey orchestra

What does monkey orchestra mean?
Monkey orchestra means a group of Meissen porcelain figures depicting monkeys playing musical instruments.
What part of speech is monkey orchestra?
Monkey orchestra is a noun.
What is the plural of monkey orchestra?
The plural of monkey orchestra is monkey orchestras.

Words near monkey orchestra in the dictionary

  1. monkey of the mind
  2. monkey on a stick
  3. monkey on one's back
  4. monkey orange
  5. monkey oranges
  6. monkey orchestra
  7. monkey orchestras
  8. monkey orchid
  9. monkey parade
  10. monkey parades
  11. monkey patch

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