Spinet: alternatives and connections

A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.

A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree a…

A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, e…

A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a se…

Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now gi…

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It…

Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.

A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp,…

A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See Clarichord.

A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adap…

A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller.

A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk covered with silve…

A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and…

Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in con…

Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune.

The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.

Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass.