/pee an"euh fawrt', -fohrt'; pee an'euh fawr"tee, -tay, -fohr"-/ , n.
a piano.
[ 1760-70; gravecembalo col ) piano e forte lit., (harpsicord with) soft and loud, equiv. to piano soft (see PIANO 2 ) + forte loud (see FORTE 2 ) ]
/pee an"euh fawrt', -fohrt'; pee an'euh fawr"tee, -tay, -fohr"-/ , n.
a piano.
[ 1760-70; gravecembalo col ) piano e forte lit., (harpsicord with) soft and loud, equiv. to piano soft (see PIANO 2 ) + forte loud (see FORTE 2 ) ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012