SPINET


Meaning of SPINET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspi-nət also ]

spi-ˈnet noun

Etymology: Italian spinetta, perhaps from diminutive of spina thorn, from Latin; from the manner of plucking its strings

Date: 1664

1. : an early harpsichord having a single keyboard and only one string for each note

2.

a. : a compactly built small upright piano

b. : a small electronic organ

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.