spinet

1. a musical instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, which is played like a piano 斯皮内琴〔16、17 世纪类似钢琴的一种键琴〕

2. American EnglishAmE a small upright piano 小型立式钢琴

Examples from the Corpus

spinet• Small vertical pianos, especially the compact but musically compromised spinet, now constitute a negligible portion of the piano business.• Piano students work on nine sturdy spinets in the Sherman auditorium.

Origin spinet

(1600-1700) Italian spinetta, perhaps from Giovanni Spinetti 16th-century Italian musician who supposedly invented the instrument

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