n. a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings which are plucked mechanically. harpsichordist n.
[ obs. F harpechorde f. LL harpa harp, + chorda string, the - s- being unexplained ]
n. a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings which are plucked mechanically. harpsichordist n.
[ obs. F harpechorde f. LL harpa harp, + chorda string, the - s- being unexplained ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012