Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A medieval musical instrument, probably some kind of harp. It has been supposed to be identical with the clavichord, probably on account of the similarity of the names.
- noun In heraldry, same as
clarion , 4.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also
manichord andclavichord .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An old
musical instrument in the form of aspinet ; themanichord orclavichord .
Etymologies
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From Latin clarus clear + chorda string. See chord.
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