n. [ A variant of tone. ] 1. A sound; a note; a tone. “The tune of your voices.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) (a) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air. (b) The state of giving the proper sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood. [ 1913 Webster ]

A child will learn three times as much when he is in tune, as when he . . . is dragged unwillingly to [ his task ]. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tuned p. pr. & vb. n. Tuning. ] 1. To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin. “ Tune your harps.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

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2. To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious. [ 1913 Webster ]

For now to sorrow must I tune my song. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To sing with melody or harmony. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fountains, and ye, that warble, as ye flow,
Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To put into a proper state or disposition. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whilst tuning to the water's fall,
The small birds sang to her. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Harmonious; melodious; musical; as, tuneful notes. “ Tuneful birds.” Milton. -- Tune"ful*ly, adv. -- Tune"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Without tune; inharmonious; unmusical. “ Thy tuneless serenade.” Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

How often have I led thy sportive choir,
With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire! Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not employed in making music; as, tuneless harps. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who tunes; especially, one whose occupation is to tune musical instruments. [ 1913 Webster ]