Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as key, 4 .

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mus.) A key or thing touched to produce a tone.
  • noun single touch; -- in old music, a direction denoting that the notes in the bass over or under which it is written should be performed alone, or with no other chords than unisons and octaves.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun music A key or similar part of a musical instrument that is touched to produce a sound

Etymologies

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Italian

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  • Italian - key, button (of a machine). It does not mean taste.

    Foreigner at espresso machine: See here. It says Premere il tasto X. That's for premium taste, right?

    Italiano: No, it just means 'Press button X'.

    Foreigner: Press button?

    Italian: Yes.

    Foreigner: With my tongue?

    Italian: *facepizza*

    June 8, 2009

  • Please to be bracketing *facepizza*, bilby.

    June 8, 2009

  • Please to be bracketing please to be bracketing, plethora

    June 8, 2009