spinet

Noun

Meaning

A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used.

A spinny.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

harpsichord cembalo

Anagrams

instep septin

Examples

As their harp is longer than that of a spinet or console piano, they have a stronger bass sound that to some pianists is well worth the trade-off in range that a reduced key-set offers. Source: Internet

For example, A-105 was "Tudor styling in light oak or walnut," while the A-143 was "warm cherry finish, Early American styling".sfn This model numbering scheme was used for several other series of console and spinet organs that subsequently appeared. Source: Internet

Pedal keyboards have from 12 keys (home spinet organs) to 25 keys (many Hammond organs) to 32 or more (pipe organs in churches). Source: Internet

The tiny spinet upright was manufactured from the mid-1930s until recent times. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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