Tune \Tune\, 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Tuning \Tun"ing\,
a. & n. from Tune, v.
Tuning fork (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two
prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain
fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for
ascertaining the pitch of tunes.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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