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spinet [Brit spɪˈnɛt, ˈspɪnɪt, Am ˈspɪnɪt] N

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The other major aspect of spinet design is that the strings are arranged in pairs. en.wikipedia.org

The spinet desk is so named because when closed it resembles a spinet, a musical instrument of the harpsichord family. en.wikipedia.org

The two oval spinets are luxury items -- the novel product of a very skilled craftsman -- which alone would have made them expensive. en.wikipedia.org

He played the lute, viol, violin, flageolet, recorder, and spinet to varying degrees of proficiency. en.wikipedia.org

This included an organ, three types of spinets, a violin, and another bowed string instrument. en.wikipedia.org

Her penchant for unusual instrumentation was again evident, with the spinet and viola da gamba making appearances alongside the more familiar classical guitar and clarinet. en.wikipedia.org

If string diameter, tension, mass, uniformity and length compromises were the only factors, then all pianos could be small, spinet-sized instruments. en.wikipedia.org

Many spinet pianos still exist today, left over from their period of manufacture. en.wikipedia.org

In certain spinet desks the inner desktop surface can be drawn out a few inches, adding working space. en.wikipedia.org

A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord. en.wikipedia.org

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