harpsichord
harp·si·chord
noun \ˈhärp-si-ˌkȯrd\Definition of HARPSICHORD
: a stringed instrument resembling a grand piano but usually having two keyboards and two or more strings for each note and producing tones by the plucking of strings with plectra
— harp·si·chord·ist \-ˌkȯr-dist\ noun
Origin of HARPSICHORD
modification of Italian arpicordo, from arpa harp + corda string
First Known Use: 1611
Rhymes with HARPSICHORD
aboveboard, beaverboard, bottle gourd, centerboard, checkerboard, circuit board, clavichord, College Board, cutting board, daggerboard, disaccord, diving board, drawing board, emery board, fiberboard, fingerboard, free on board, gold record, leaderboard, mortarboard, motherboard, of record, overboard, overlord, paddleboard, paperboard, pinafored, plasterboard, pompadoured, room and board, running board, sandwich board, shoulder board, shuffleboard, silver cord, smorgasbord, sounding board, spinal cord, storyboard, sweep the board, tape-record, teeterboard, tetrachord, untoward, weatherboard
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