pianette

American  

[pee-uh-net] / ˌpi əˈnɛt /

noun

1. a small upright piano.

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Etymology

Origin of pianette

First recorded in 1875–80; pian(o) ¹ + -ette

Example Sentences

One of its models is a "pianette" at $99.50 built to compete with Japanese pianos, which cost $4 to make, sell in the U. S. for $50.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two cabins and saloon; pianette, by Woffenkoff; new copper. 

From Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

He opened the little pianette for her, and lit the candles.

From Fenwick's Career by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Within the last few years we have seen the general introduction of Bord's little pianino, called in England, ungrammatically enough, pianette, in the action of which that maker cleverly introduced the spiral spring.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

A pianette, a violin, a litter of music, and back numbers of the 'Art Journal' occupied one corner.

From The Great Amulet by Diver, Maud