polychordadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪkɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈpɑliˌkɔrd/

Forms: 1600s polycord, 1600s polykord, 1700s– polychord.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πολυχόρδος.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek πολυχόρδος many-stringed < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + χορδή chord n.¹ Compare Italian policordo (noun) instrument with many strings (a1647). With use as noun compare earlier monochord n., tetrachord n., decachord n., etc.

Music.

A. adj.

Having many strings.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > [adjective] > having specific number of strings

decachord1528

three-stringed1605

polychord1636

septichord1721

octachord1761

1636 C. Butler Princ. Musik i. i. 6 Ericus..who..harped..not upon one string, (as the proverb is) but upon his Polykord Lyre.

1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick i. 19 Hee with his Harp or Polycord Lyra expressed such effectuall melody.

1728 R. North Mem. Musick (1846) 43 It was plainely revealed by the polychord instruments.

1899 A. Layard Musical Bogeys 36 The Poly-chord Bogey performs on three strings.

1940 A. Wier Piano i. v. 77 With the invention of various polychord instruments during the Middle Ages, the demand for all kinds of metal wire greatly increased.

1991 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 112 275 Probably only a few virtuosi used such polychord kitharas.

B. n.

1. A polychord instrument; any of various instruments having many strings.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > other stringed instruments > [noun] > others

sambucac1384

barbiton1545

alpharion1599

barbit1624

strumstrum1697

magadis1721

polychord1737

bumbassa1796

bell-harp1798

pipa1839

cavaquinho1863

nanga1864

bow1872

zither1877

ukeke1891

molo1912

pluriarc1923

Helicon-

1737 E. Manwaring Stichol. vi. 23 This Simplicity in the first Notes and Measures, was changed by the Invention of the Polychords.

1779 tr. A. Bret Grecian Courtezan 142 I heard you play yesterday on your polycord.

1842 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 311/1 Polychord,..a bow instrument resembling the double-bass, but smaller.

1904 Barnard Bull. 4 Apr. 1/3 A polychord having twelve strings whose tension and length can be varied.

1963 L. A. Coerne in L. Ostransky Perspectives on Music 43 The clavichord, according to Hipkins, was derived from the polychord with four strings.

2001 New Grove Dict. Music (Electronic ed.) at Levidis, Dimitrios He also provided music for the polychord, a chromatic harp invented by the Greek piano tuner Evangelos Tsamourtzis (1888-1965).

†2. A type of octave coupler used with a keyboard instrument. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > organ > [noun] > coupler

pedal-coupler1834

coupler1840

copula1852

pedal-copula1852

polychord1858

octave coupler1868

sforzando coupler1876

tumbler-coupler1876

ram-coupler1881

coupling-

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > other parts, etc.

ogee front1815

sticker1822

fall1823

string-plate1827

piano leg1852

polychord1858

agraffe1860

mopstick1870

music rest1874

check-bara1877

hammer-action1885

escapement1896

set-off1896

set-off button1896

shift1896

shifting keyboard1896

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 295/2 Polychord,..an apparatus which couples two octave notes, and can be affixed to any piano-forte or similar instrument with keys.

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

单词	polychord
释义	polychordadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪkɔːd/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌkɔrd/ Forms: 1600s polycord, 1600s polykord, 1700s– polychord. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πολυχόρδος. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek πολυχόρδος many-stringed < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + χορδή chord n.¹ Compare Italian policordo (noun) instrument with many strings (a1647). With use as noun compare earlier monochord n., tetrachord n., decachord n., etc. Music. A. adj. Having many strings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > [adjective] > having specific number of strings decachord1528 three-stringed1605 polychord1636 septichord1721 octachord1761 1636 C. Butler Princ. Musik i. i. 6 Ericus..who..harped..not upon one string, (as the proverb is) but upon his Polykord Lyre. 1654 J. Playford Breefe Introd. Skill Musick i. 19 Hee with his Harp or Polycord Lyra expressed such effectuall melody. 1728 R. North Mem. Musick (1846) 43 It was plainely revealed by the polychord instruments. 1899 A. Layard Musical Bogeys 36 The Poly-chord Bogey performs on three strings. 1940 A. Wier Piano i. v. 77 With the invention of various polychord instruments during the Middle Ages, the demand for all kinds of metal wire greatly increased. 1991 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 112 275 Probably only a few virtuosi used such polychord kitharas. B. n. 1. A polychord instrument; any of various instruments having many strings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > other stringed instruments > [noun] > others sambucac1384 barbiton1545 alpharion1599 barbit1624 strumstrum1697 magadis1721 polychord1737 bumbassa1796 bell-harp1798 pipa1839 cavaquinho1863 nanga1864 bow1872 zither1877 ukeke1891 molo1912 pluriarc1923 Helicon- 1737 E. Manwaring Stichol. vi. 23 This Simplicity in the first Notes and Measures, was changed by the Invention of the Polychords. 1779 tr. A. Bret Grecian Courtezan 142 I heard you play yesterday on your polycord. 1842 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 311/1 Polychord,..a bow instrument resembling the double-bass, but smaller. 1904 Barnard Bull. 4 Apr. 1/3 A polychord having twelve strings whose tension and length can be varied. 1963 L. A. Coerne in L. Ostransky Perspectives on Music 43 The clavichord, according to Hipkins, was derived from the polychord with four strings. 2001 New Grove Dict. Music (Electronic ed.) at Levidis, Dimitrios He also provided music for the polychord, a chromatic harp invented by the Greek piano tuner Evangelos Tsamourtzis (1888-1965). †2. A type of octave coupler used with a keyboard instrument. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > organ > [noun] > coupler pedal-coupler1834 coupler1840 copula1852 pedal-copula1852 polychord1858 octave coupler1868 sforzando coupler1876 tumbler-coupler1876 ram-coupler1881 coupling- society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > other parts, etc. ogee front1815 sticker1822 fall1823 string-plate1827 piano leg1852 polychord1858 agraffe1860 mopstick1870 music rest1874 check-bara1877 hammer-action1885 escapement1896 set-off1896 set-off button1896 shift1896 shifting keyboard1896 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 295/2 Polychord,..an apparatus which couples two octave notes, and can be affixed to any piano-forte or similar instrument with keys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1636
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