spinets 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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