資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Telharmony \Tel*har"mo*ny\ [?]), at a distant point or points by
means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an
operator who plays on a keyboard. The music is produced by a
receiving instrument similar or analogous to the telephone,
but not held to the ear. The pitch corresponds with frequency
of alternation of current. Telltale \Tell"tale`\, n.
1. A thing that serves to disclose something or give
information; a hint or indication.
It supplies many useful links and telltales.
--Saintsbury.
2. (Railroads) An arrangement consisting of long strips, as
of rope, wire, or leather, hanging from a bar over
railroad tracks, in such a position as to warn freight
brakemen of their approach to a low overhead bridge.