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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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I opened the fallboard, looked at the 88 keys, and felt blinded by their infinite potential.

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2018

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 • Dec. 4, 2017

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