clavicytherium
[klav-uh-sahy-theer-ee-uh m]
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noun, plural clav·i·cy·the·ri·a [klav-uh-sahy-theer-ee-uh] /ˌklæv ə saɪˈθɪər i ə/.
an upright harpsichord.
Nearby words
- clavicle,
- clavicorn,
- clavicotomy,
- clavicular,
- claviculate,
- clavier,
- claviform,
- claviger,
- clavipectoral fascia,
- clavius
Origin of clavicytherium
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Examples from the Web for clavicytherium
In the clavicytherium at the Smithsonian Institution the plectra nearest the keyboard points to the player's left.
Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries|John D. ShortridgeThe first stringed instrument to which this new device was applied was the clavicytherium, or keyed cithara.
How the Piano Came to Be|Ellye Howell GloverFor the history of the clavicytherium considered as a forerunner of the pianoforte see Pianoforte.