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fallboard

American  
[fawl-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈfɔlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. the hinged covering that protects a piano keyboard when it is not being played.

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During "Juarez," she used the fallboard over the piano's keys to smack the body of the instrument for a startling percussive effect — just one example of her commitment to her raw materials.

From Los Angeles Times

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