grand piano

American  

noun

1. a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.

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grand piano British  

noun

1. a form of piano in which the strings are arranged horizontally. Grand pianos exist in three sizes Compare baby grand boudoir grand concert grand upright piano

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Etymology

Origin of grand piano

First recorded in 1790–1800

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How does grand-piano compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• grand piano vs. baby grand
• upright piano vs. grand piano

Example Sentences

Original plans called for an octagonal building with a grand piano.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet another lounging space comes complete with a grand piano and light blue crown molding.

From MarketWatch

She’s offset the building’s cement with a childhood baby grand piano and her grandmother’s lacquer vanity with pearl inlay.

From Los Angeles Times

And one evening, when Bess and Harry’s daughter, Margaret, sat down at her grand piano, a back leg of the instrument plunged through the floor, sending a snow of plaster dust into the dining room.

From Literature

At a grand piano in a hotel in Beverly Hills, as he plays us a piece he calls Goodbye, it's clear an artistic soul exudes from his every pore.

From BBC

Related Words

• instrument
• keyboard