The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Harpsichord — in the Flemish style Bach s Little Prelude in C major being played on a harpsichord. A harpsichord, also known by the name cembalo, is a musical instrument pla … Wikipedia
Harpsichord — Harpsichord, der gewöhnliche englische Name des Klavicymbals oder Kielflügels (s. Klavier) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Harpsichord — (Harpichord, spr. kohrd), der engl. Name des Cembalo (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
harpsichord — 1610s, from Fr. harpechorde harp string, from Mod.L. harpichordium (Cf. It. arpicordo), from harpa (see HARP (Cf. harp) (n.)) + chorda string (see CORD (Cf. cord)). The s is unexplained, but it is attested in the earliest English forms … Etymology dictionary
harpsichord — ► NOUN ▪ a keyboard instrument similar in shape to a grand piano, with horizontal strings plucked by points operated by depressing the keys. DERIVATIVES harpsichordist noun. ORIGIN from Latin harpa harp + chorda string … English terms dictionary
harpsichord — [härp′si kôrd΄] n. [obs. Fr harpechorde or It arpicordo < arpa (LL harpa < Gmc * harpa: see HARP) + corda (see CORD); s is intrusive] a stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, often with two manuals: the strings are plucked by points… … English World dictionary
harpsichord — harpsichordist, n. /hahrp si kawrd /, n. a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th … Universalium
harpsichord — [17] Harpsichord means literally ‘harp string’. Harp [OE] is a Germanic word. It comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanic *kharpōn, which also produced German harfe, Dutch harp, and Swedish harpa, and was borrowed into the Romance… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
harpsichord — UK [ˈhɑː(r)psɪˌkɔː(r)d] / US [ˈhɑrpsɪˌkɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms harpsichord : singular harpsichord plural harpsichords a musical instrument similar to a small piano … English dictionary
harpsichord — [17] Harpsichord means literally ‘harp string’. Harp [OE] is a Germanic word. It comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanic *kharpōn, which also produced German harfe, Dutch harp, and Swedish harpa, and was borrowed into the Romance… … Word origins
