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spinet

/spin-it/US // ˈspɪn ɪt //UK // (spɪˈnɛt, ˈspɪnɪt) //

纺车,纺锤琴,纺纱器,纺纱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small upright piano.
    • : a small, square piano.
    • : any of various small harpsichords.
    • : Also called spinet organ. a small electric organ.

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Examples

  • A sweet-toned old spinet in good repair stood by the window.

  • I went into the smoking-room and sat down before the spinet.

  • I called it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.

  • Before the spinet a bench was placed about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.

  • He coloured furiously, and looked sternly at the page of music lying before him on the spinet.

  • She sat down at the spinet and played a little madrigal by Orlando Gibbons that was associated with her earliest childhood.

  • In Fig. 89 is seen a beautiful spinet in excellent condition.