pianolan.

Brit.

/ˌpɪəˈnəʊlə/, U.S.

/ˌpiəˈnoʊlə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English pianolian.

Etymology: Apparently an altered form of pianolian, proposed by Edwin Votey (see sense 1) as a blend of piano n.² and Aeolian (in the name of the Aeolian Company of New York, to whom Votey demonstrated his device in c1896). Compare -ola suffix².

1. A device by means of which a piano may be played automatically, using a piano roll. Now usually: a piano which incorporates a device for automated play; a player-piano.A proprietary name.The prototype of the piano-playing device which came to be known as the pianola was constructed in Detroit in 1895 by Edwin Scott Votey (1856–1931); in its original form it consisted of a cabinet placed in front of a piano, with felt-covered wooden ‘fingers’ which would depress the keys in accordance with impulses controlled by a piano roll.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > player-piano

melotrope1887

pianola1898

autopiano1904

player-piano1905

machine-piano1926

1898 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 29 Mar. 5/3 The pianola solo by Oliver Kimball was spiritedly rendered and deservedly applauded.

1898 Scribner's Mag. Dec. 51 After eight years of study and experiment, the Aeolian Company announce the perfection of their new invention, the Pianola.

1899 North Adams (Mass.) Evening Transcript 5 Jan. 5/4 A pianola is the new attraction at Cluett's music rooms, Monument square, and is indeed a musical marvel.

1901 Scotsman 5 Mar. 7/1 The pianola..is..a mechanical attachment to the piano,..a small cabinet..easily adjustable to the keyboard of the piano,..fed by a perforated roll of paper, and furnished with wind-power by means of bellows.

1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xii. 78 We'll find out..we're not making planes any more but sewing machines and pianolas.

1978 F. Weldon Praxis xii. 82 Mrs. Allbright played the pianola with too many stops out.

1999 Wired Nov. 214/3 I made one pianola play eight repetitions to the beat while the other instrument played nine.

2. Bridge. = pianola hand n. at Compounds.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > hand > types of hand

flusha1529

renounce1830

lay-down1839

no-trumper1899

chicane1900

pianola hand1913

powerhouse1932

void1933

pianola1974

1974 Country Life 9 May 1155/3 With everything right, the contract is a pianola.

1999 Washington Times (Nexis) 10 June c12 Declarer will encounter a certain number of deals in which his contract is sure to make regardless of how the opponents' cards are divided and how he or she chooses to play them. Such hands are sometimes called pianolas.

Compounds

pianola hand n. Bridge a hand in which the distribution of the cards is such that the declarer's contract will be made regardless of how the cards are played.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > hand > types of hand

flusha1529

renounce1830

lay-down1839

no-trumper1899

chicane1900

pianola hand1913

powerhouse1932

void1933

pianola1974

1913 F. Irwin Auction High-lights ii. 22 Which do you like better, a ‘pianola’ hand or a hand where you have to tussle and fight for every point?

1923 E. McCormick Unexpurgated Diary Shanghai Baby in Audacious Angles on China ii. x. 285 ‘Last time I was in a game I made a grand slam by my playing.’ ‘That was a pianola hand,’ mamma answered. ‘It played itself.’

1968 Times 17 Aug. 20/5 This might be described as a pianola hand because with West's help it played itself.

pianola roll n. a music roll used in a pianola.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > [noun] > pianola roll

music roll1878

roll1899

pianola roll1905

piano roll1912

1905 Times 6 Mar. 12/6 Eminent conductors..have recorded their interpretations on Metrostyle Pianola rolls.

2002 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 26 Sept. 3 Miss Winchcombe would..gaze down from the library on Orchestrelle pianola rolls.

Derivatives

ˌpiaˈnola-like adj. resembling or reminiscent of a pianola.

ΚΠ

1945 E. Bowen Demon Lover 134 The pianola-like play of the conversation did not drown the nervousness round the table.

2003 Sunday Times (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Features section) 44 These themes are churned out with pianola-like repetitiveness, devoid of any real resonance or nuance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pianola
释义	pianolan. Brit. /ˌpɪəˈnəʊlə/, U.S. /ˌpiəˈnoʊlə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English pianolian. Etymology: Apparently an altered form of pianolian, proposed by Edwin Votey (see sense 1) as a blend of piano n.² and Aeolian (in the name of the Aeolian Company of New York, to whom Votey demonstrated his device in c1896). Compare -ola suffix². 1. A device by means of which a piano may be played automatically, using a piano roll. Now usually: a piano which incorporates a device for automated play; a player-piano.A proprietary name.The prototype of the piano-playing device which came to be known as the pianola was constructed in Detroit in 1895 by Edwin Scott Votey (1856–1931); in its original form it consisted of a cabinet placed in front of a piano, with felt-covered wooden ‘fingers’ which would depress the keys in accordance with impulses controlled by a piano roll. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > player-piano melotrope1887 pianola1898 autopiano1904 player-piano1905 machine-piano1926 1898 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 29 Mar. 5/3 The pianola solo by Oliver Kimball was spiritedly rendered and deservedly applauded. 1898 Scribner's Mag. Dec. 51 After eight years of study and experiment, the Aeolian Company announce the perfection of their new invention, the Pianola. 1899 North Adams (Mass.) Evening Transcript 5 Jan. 5/4 A pianola is the new attraction at Cluett's music rooms, Monument square, and is indeed a musical marvel. 1901 Scotsman 5 Mar. 7/1 The pianola..is..a mechanical attachment to the piano,..a small cabinet..easily adjustable to the keyboard of the piano,..fed by a perforated roll of paper, and furnished with wind-power by means of bellows. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xii. 78 We'll find out..we're not making planes any more but sewing machines and pianolas. 1978 F. Weldon Praxis xii. 82 Mrs. Allbright played the pianola with too many stops out. 1999 Wired Nov. 214/3 I made one pianola play eight repetitions to the beat while the other instrument played nine. 2. Bridge. = pianola hand n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > hand > types of hand flusha1529 renounce1830 lay-down1839 no-trumper1899 chicane1900 pianola hand1913 powerhouse1932 void1933 pianola1974 1974 Country Life 9 May 1155/3 With everything right, the contract is a pianola. 1999 Washington Times (Nexis) 10 June c12 Declarer will encounter a certain number of deals in which his contract is sure to make regardless of how the opponents' cards are divided and how he or she chooses to play them. Such hands are sometimes called pianolas. Compounds pianola hand n. Bridge a hand in which the distribution of the cards is such that the declarer's contract will be made regardless of how the cards are played. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > hand > types of hand flusha1529 renounce1830 lay-down1839 no-trumper1899 chicane1900 pianola hand1913 powerhouse1932 void1933 pianola1974 1913 F. Irwin Auction High-lights ii. 22 Which do you like better, a ‘pianola’ hand or a hand where you have to tussle and fight for every point? 1923 E. McCormick Unexpurgated Diary Shanghai Baby in Audacious Angles on China ii. x. 285 ‘Last time I was in a game I made a grand slam by my playing.’ ‘That was a pianola hand,’ mamma answered. ‘It played itself.’ 1968 Times 17 Aug. 20/5 This might be described as a pianola hand because with West's help it played itself. pianola roll n. a music roll used in a pianola. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > [noun] > pianola roll music roll1878 roll1899 pianola roll1905 piano roll1912 1905 Times 6 Mar. 12/6 Eminent conductors..have recorded their interpretations on Metrostyle Pianola rolls. 2002 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 26 Sept. 3 Miss Winchcombe would..gaze down from the library on Orchestrelle pianola rolls. Derivatives ˌpiaˈnola-like adj. resembling or reminiscent of a pianola. ΚΠ 1945 E. Bowen Demon Lover 134 The pianola-like play of the conversation did not drown the nervousness round the table. 2003 Sunday Times (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Features section) 44 These themes are churned out with pianola-like repetitiveness, devoid of any real resonance or nuance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1898
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