piano : Idioms & Phrases

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baby grand piano

  • noun a small grand piano
    parlour grand; baby grand; parlor grand piano; baby grand piano; parlor grand.
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concert piano

  • noun a grand piano suitable for concert performances
    concert grand.
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Dumb piano

  • . See Digitorium.
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forte-piano

  • noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
    piano; pianoforte.
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Grand piano

  • noun a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
    grand.
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  • (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in which the wires or strings are generally triplicated, increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of the instrument.
Webster 1913

mechanical piano

  • noun a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
    Pianola; mechanical piano.
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parlor grand piano

  • noun a small grand piano
    parlour grand; baby grand; parlor grand piano; baby grand piano; parlor grand.
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parlour grand piano

  • noun a small grand piano
    parlour grand; baby grand; parlor grand piano; baby grand piano; parlor grand.
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piano accordion

  • noun a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
    squeeze box; accordion.
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piano action

  • noun action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed
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piano damper

  • noun damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration
    damper block.
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piano keyboard

  • noun a bank of keys on a musical instrument
    clavier; fingerboard.
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piano lesson

  • noun a lesson in playing the piano
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piano maker

  • noun a person who makes pianos
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piano music

  • noun sheet music to be played on a piano
  • noun the sound of music produced by a piano
    • he thought he heard piano music next door
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piano player

  • noun a person who plays the piano
    pianist.
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piano sonata

  • noun a sonata for piano
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piano stool

  • noun a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height
    music stool.
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piano teacher

  • noun someone who teaches students to play the piano
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piano tuner

  • noun someone who tunes pianos
    tuner.
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piano wire

  • noun thin steel wire of high tensile strength
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player piano

  • noun a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
    Pianola; mechanical piano.
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Square piano

  • one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case.
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Upright piano

  • noun a piano with a vertical sounding board
    upright.
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  • one with an upright frame and vertical wires.
Webster 1913