Spinet Definition

spĭnĭt
noun
A small upright piano of relatively low height.
Webster's New World
An early, small variety of harpsichord with a single keyboard.
Webster's New World
A small electronic organ of similar design.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) A spinney.

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Other Word Forms of Spinet

Noun

Singular:
spinet
Plural:
spinets

Origin of Spinet

  • Obsolete French espinette from Italian spinetta perhaps diminutive of spīna thorn (presumably so called because the strings of the original instrument were plucked with quills) spinel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian spinetta.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin spinetum.

    From Wiktionary

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