spinet

spinet
[spɪˈnɛt, ˈspɪnɪt]
noun
  1. (historical)a small harpsichord with the strings set obliquely to the keyboard, popular in the 18th century
    (史)(18世纪流行的)斯皮耐琴;小型拨弦古钢琴
  2. (US)a type of small upright piano
    (美)小型立式钢琴
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: shortening of obsolete French espinette, from Italian spinetta 'virginal, spinet', diminutive of spina 'thorn' (see spine), the strings being plucked by quills
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