| 单词 | chiroplast | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈchiroplast   ˈchiroplast  n.  Brit.  , U.S.  				 [Greek πλάστης moulder, modeller]			 an apparatus devised by J. B. Logier in 1814 for keeping the hands in a correct position in pianoforte playing.ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > 			[noun]		 > pianoforte > device for keeping hands in position hand mould1819 chiroplast1842 piano monitor1842 chiro-gymnast1845 wrist-guide1861 1842    S. Lover Handy Andy i. 9  				As for the horse, his legs stuck through the bridge, as though he had been put in a chiroplast. 1864    tr.  L. Spohr Autobiogr.  ii. 98  				His [Logier's] chiroplast, a machine by means of which the children get accustomed to a good position of the arms and hands. 1866    Athenæum No. 2025. 215/2  				Logier with his ‘cheiroplast’. < as lemmas  | 
	
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