[kar-uh-lon, -luh
n or, especially Brit., kuh-ril-yuhn] 
| 1. | a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery. |
| 2. | a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra. |
| car·il·lon (kār'ə-lŏn', -lən) n.
To play a carillon. [French, alteration of Old French quarregnon, from Late Latin quaterniō, quaterniōn-, set of four; see quaternion.] |