upright piano

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noun
  1. a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically.: Compare spinet (def. 1).

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How to use upright piano in a sentence

  • Farther on is a veritable musician's den, with upright piano, and with a large desk crowded with pictures and mementoes.

    Piano Mastery | Harriette Brower
  • Then comes the lop-sided corner of the room, where an upright piano is to stand.

  • An upright piano and a music-rack were the most conspicuous.

    The Sheriff's Son | William MacLeod Raine
  • In one corner stood an upright piano, in sharp contrast with the rather antique hair-cloth chairs and sofa.

    Uncle Terry | Charles Clark Munn

British Dictionary definitions for upright piano

upright piano

noun
  1. a piano which has a rectangular vertical case: Compare grand piano

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