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Webster 1913 Edition

Spinet

Spin′et

,
Noun.
[OF.
espinete
, F.
épinette
(cf. It.
spinetta
), fr. L.
spina
a thorn; – so called because its quills resemble thorns. See
Spine
.]
(Mus.)
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

,
Noun.
[L.
spinetum
. See
Spinny
.]
A spinny.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spinet

SPIN'ET

,
Noun.
An instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller; a virginal; a clavichord.

SPIN'ET

,
Noun.
[L. spinetum.] A small wood or place where briars and thorns grow. [Not in use.]

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