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spinet — SPINÉT, spineturi, s.n. (reg.) Spinărie. – Spin1 + suf. et. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 SPINÉT s. v. mărăcini, mărăciniş, spinărie. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime spinét s. n … Dicționar Român
Spinet — Spin et, n. [OF. espinete, F. [ e]pinette (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spìnet — (špìnet razg.) m (spìneta ž) glazb. pov. instrument s tipkama građen na istom principu kao čembalo, upotrebljava se od kraja 15. st.; preteča klavira [»Prstići djevojke maleni šeću po starom ∼u.« D. Domjanić] ✧ {{001f}}njem. ← tal … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
špinet — špìnet m DEFINICIJA razg., v. spinet … Hrvatski jezični portal
spinet — spìnet (špìnet razg.) m (spìneta ž) DEFINICIJA glazb. pov. instrument s tipkama građen na istom principu kao čembalo, upotrebljava se od kraja 15. st.; preteča klavira ETIMOLOGIJA njem. ← tal … Hrvatski jezični portal
spinet — ► NOUN 1) a small harpsichord with the strings set obliquely to the keyboard, popular in the 18th century. 2) US a type of small upright piano. ORIGIN Italian spinetta virginal, spinet , from Latin spina thorn, spine, quill (the strings of the… … English terms dictionary
Spinet — Spi net, n. [L. spinetum. See {Spinny}.] A spinny. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinet — Spinet, eine alte Art Clavier, bei welchem die Saiten von Federspitzen geschlagen wurden … Damen Conversations Lexikon
spinet — англ. [спинэ/т] Spinett нем. [спинэ/т] spinetta ит. [спинэ/тта] спинет (старин. клавишный инструм.) … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
spinet — (n.) 1660s, spinette, small harpsichord, from older Fr. espinette (1520s), from It. spinetta, said by Scaliger to be a diminutive of spina thorn, spine, from L. spina thorn (see SPINE (Cf. spine)), so called because the strings were plucked with… … Etymology dictionary
spinet — [spin′it, spi net′] n. [MFr espinete < It spinetta, said to be after its alleged inventor, G. Spinetti, but prob. < spina, thorn (< L, SPINE): so named from the pointed quills used to strike the strings] 1. an early, small variety of… … English World dictionary
