piano wire
noun
a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.
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Origin of piano wire
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby piano wire
piano reduction, piano roll, piano stool, piano trio, piano tuner, piano wire, pianoforte, pianola, piarist, pias., piassava
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Example sentences from the Web for piano wire
Sometimes the overtones are more prominent than the fundamental, as when a piano-wire is struck with a nail.
The Telephone|A. E. DolbearHe brought from London a Kelvin sounding apparatus, with a sufficient length of piano-wire for testing any probable depth.
The Lair of the White Worm|Bram Stoker