spinet — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A short, compact harpsichord or piano.

   Related words

   virginal

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.

Noun

1. A spinney.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   The invention was to have a Satyr lodged in a little spinet, by which her majesty and the prince were to come

Noun

1. a small and compactly built upright piano

   Broader terms

   uprightupright piano

2. early model harpsichord with only one string per note

   Broader terms

   harpsichordcembalo