What does spinet mean?
Definitions for spinet
ˈspɪn ɪtspinet
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Princeton's WordNet
spinetnoun
a small and compactly built upright piano
spinetnoun
early model harpsichord with only one string per note
Wiktionary
spinetnoun
A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
Etymology: From spinetta.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spinetnoun
A small harpsichord, an instrument with keys.
Etymology: espinette, French.
When miss delights in her spinnet,
A fiddler may his fortune get. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Spinet
A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.
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spinet
A spinet is a smaller type of keyboard instrument, similar to a harpsichord, that was mostly used from the 15th to the 18th century. It typically has a single set of strings and keys compared to larger versions which may have multiple. The distinguishing feature of the spinet is its unique shape, with strings set diagonally to save space.
Webster Dictionary
Spinetnoun
a keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used
Spinetnoun
a spinny
Etymology: [OF. espinete, F. pinette (cf. It. spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its quills resemble thorns. See Spine.]
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Spinet
A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spinet
spin′et, n. (mus.) an old-fashioned keyed instrument like the harpsichord. [O. Fr. espinette—It. spinetta, dim. of spina—L. spina, a thorn.]
Etymology and Origins
Spinet
An early form of pianoforte, so called because it was played upon exclusively by unmarried females, as a relaxation from the labours of the spindle.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spinet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spinet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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