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clavier
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun clavier has 2 senses
- clavier(n = noun.artifact) fingerboard, piano keyboard - a bank of keys on a musical instrument; Array is a part of accordion, piano accordion, squeeze box, organ, pipe organ, forte-piano, piano, pianoforte
- clavier(n = noun.artifact) klavier - a stringed instrument that has a keyboard; Array has particulars: cembalo, harpsichord
is a kind of keyboard
is a kind of keyboard instrument, stringed instrument
CIDE DICTIONARY
clavier, n. [F., fr. L. clavis key.].
The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. [1913 Webster]
" Clavier (/) is the German name for a pianoforte."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
clavier, n. Mus.
1 any keyboard instrument.
2 its keyboard.
1 any keyboard instrument.
2 its keyboard.
Etymology
F clavier or G Klavier f. med.L claviarius, orig. = key-bearer, f. L clavis key
ROGET THESAURUS
clavier
Musical Instruments
N musical instruments, band, string-band, brass-band, orchestra, orchestrina, monochord, polychord, harp, lyre, lute, archlute, mandola, mandolin, mandoline, guitar, zither, cither, cithern, gittern, rebeck, bandurria, bandura, banjo, bina, vina, xanorphica, viol, violin, fiddle, kit, viola, viola d'amore, viola di gamba, tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass, bass viol, base viol, theorbo, double base, contrabasso, violone, psaltery, bow, fiddlestick, piano, pianoforte, harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord, manichord, clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, pianino, Eolian harp, organ, harmonium, harmoniphon, American organ, barrel organ, hand organ, accordion, seraphina, concertina, humming top, flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet, clarinet, claronet, basset horn, corno di bassetto, oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais, corno Inglese, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto, serpent, bass clarinet, bagpipes, union pipes, musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes, reed instrument, sirene, pipe, pitch-pipe, sourdet, whistle, catcall, doodlesack, harmoniphone, horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide, French horn, saxophone, sax, buglehorn, saxhorn, flugelhorn, althorn, helicanhorn, posthorn, sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba, cymbal, bell, gong, tambour, tambourine, tamborine, drum, tom-tom, tabor, tabret, tabourine, taborin, side drum, kettle drum, timpani, tympani, tymbal, timbrel, castanet, bones, musical glasses, musical stones, harmonica, sounding-board, rattle, tam-tam, zambomba, reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon, xylophone, sordine, sordet, sourdine, sourdet, mute, (iv) PERCEPTION OF SOUND.
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