cottage piano
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The plated ware Mademoiselle left behind her was too cumbrous, probably for which reason, no doubt, she also left the fire irons, the chimney-glasses, and the rosewood cottage piano.
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
But the crowning grievance of all was the cottage piano which John had sent to Lady Mary.
From Peter's Mother by De La Pasture, Henry, Mrs.
There was a couch in one corner, a cottage piano in another, and a writing-table near the window.
From The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Ulrich, lost in the music, was seated before a curious instrument resembling a cottage piano, except that it was built upwards in several stages, like a staircase.
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
She had brought down a small cottage piano out of the drawing-room, where nobody ever touched it, into a dark corner out of reach of the lamp.
From Phoebe, Junior by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
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