Clavichord

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An early keyboard instrument with a soft sound produced by small brass wedges striking horizontal strings.
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  • n. An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See clarichord.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A musical instrument invented in the middle ages, and in general use, especially in Germany, until displaced by the square pianoforte at the end of the eighteenth century.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stringed instrument    keyboard instrument   
    Cross Reference
    clavinet   
    Variant
    clarichord   
    Form
    clavichordist   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dulcimer    clavier    spinet    viola    sitar   
     
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