SPINET in a Sentence
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Example sentences for SPINET, such as:
1. I had learned in my youth to play a little upon the spinet.
2. Before the spinet a bench was placed, about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
2. Before the spinet a bench was placed, about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
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Meanings and Examples of SPINET
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spinet
n. a small and compactly built upright piano
n. early model harpsichord with only one string per note
Classic Sentence:
1 I had learned in my youth to play a little upon the spinet.
2 Glumdalclitch kept one in her chamber, and a master attended twice a-week to teach her: I called it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.
3 Before the spinet a bench was placed, about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
Example Sentence:
1 In the wider modern usage, a spinet is a cheaper and more compact version of the full-size upright piano, used primarily in the home.