spinet in English

noun
1
a small harpsichord with the strings set obliquely to the keyboard, popular in the 18th century.
In the spinet , the strings run obliquely away from the player, producing a wing-shaped case, or a trapezoid case in smaller instruments.
2
a type of small upright piano.
These baby baby grands and tiny spinets produce three octaves from hammers hitting metal rods.

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "spinet" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "spinet", or refer to the context using the word "spinet" in the English Dictionary.

1. One afternoon, when I was better, I played the spinet.

2. His nails resemble the ivory keys of the spinet.

3. But the spinet was too big for me to play.

4. Small vertical pianos, especially the compact but musically compromised spinet, now constitute a negligible portion of the piano business.

5. With the application of SPDnet and SPInet, the content and depth of the net design should be standardized. This paper discusses the general requirements and detailed rules concerning the net design.