harpsichord

English Thesaurus

1. a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	clavier, klavier,
definition	:	a stringed instrument that has a keyboard (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	spinet,
definition	:	early model harpsichord with only one string per note (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	pair of virginals, virginal,
definition	:	a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	harpsichordist,
definition	:	someone who plays the harpsichord (noun.person)

derivation	:	harpsichordist,
definition	:	someone who plays the harpsichord (noun.person)