Associations to the word «Clavichord»

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Wiktionary

CLAVICHORD, noun. (musici) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.

Dictionary definition

CLAVICHORD, noun. An early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats