Spinet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small, compact upright piano.
  • n. A small, compact upright electronic organ.
  • n. A small harpsichord with a single keyboard.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
  • n. A spinney.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. A spinny.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small wood or place where briers and thorns grow; a spinney.
  • n. A musical instrument essentially similar to the harpsichord, but of smaller size and much lighter tone. Also called virginal and couched harp.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small and compactly built upright piano
  • n. early model harpsichord with only one string per note
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    Cross Reference
    dumb spinet    virginal   
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    spinny   
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