spinet
(noun) early model harpsichord with only one string per note
spinet
(noun) a small and compactly built upright piano
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spinet (plural spinets)
(musical instruments) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
spinet (plural spinets)
(obsolete) A spinney.
• T-spine, in step, instep, nepits, pinest, septin, step in, step-in
Source: Wiktionary
Spin"et, n. Etym: [OF. espinete, F. Ă©pinette (cf. It. spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its quills resemble thorns. See Spine.] (Mus.)
Definition: A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used. Dumb spinet. (Mus.) See Manichordon.
Spi"net, n. Etym: [L. spinetum. See Spinny.]
Definition: A spinny. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
