spinet (redirected from spinets)

spin·et  (spnt)

n.

1.

a. A small, compact upright piano.

b. A small, compact upright electronic organ.

2. A small harpsichord with a single keyboard.

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[Obsolete French espinette, from Italian spinetta, perhaps diminutive of spna, thorn (presumably so called because the strings of the original instrument were plucked with quills); see spinel.]

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spinet

Noun

a small harpsichord [Italian spinetta]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spinet - a small and compactly built upright piano upright piano, upright - a piano with a vertical sounding board
	2.	spinet - early model harpsichord with only one string per note cembalo, harpsichord - a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

Translations

spinet [spɪˈnɛt] n → espineta