单词 | spinet |
释义 | spinet From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspinetspi‧net /spɪˈnet $ ˈspɪnɪt/ noun [countable]1 a musical instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, which is played like a piano2 American English a small upright pianoExamples from the Corpusspinet• 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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