a bass tuba made to coil over the shoulder of a band musician
Word Origin
C19: probably from Helicon, associated with Greek helix spiral
Helicon (ˈhɛlɪkən)
Definitions
noun
a mountain in Greece, in Boeotia: location of the springs of Hippocrene and Aganippe,
believed by the Ancient Greeks to be the source of poetic inspiration and the home
of the Muses. Height: 1749 m (5738 ft)Modern Greek name: Elikón
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