giraffe piano
giraffe piano noun: a piano that is built like a grand piano on its side with the small end at the top, often with a scroll at the top to suggest a giraffe's head;.
Noun
giraffe piano (plural giraffe pianos)
- A piano that is built like a grand piano on its side with the small end at the top, often with a scroll at the top to suggest a giraffe's head;
- The giraffe piano was made during the first fifty years of the nineteenth century, and was named from its obvious resemblance to the well-known animal.1940, Albert Ernest Wier, The Piano: Its History, Makers, Players and Music, page 55
- The upright pianoforte by Domenico del Mela in 1739 is the unique example at that time of the upright giraffe piano.1968, Franz Josef Hirt, Stringed Keyboard Instruments, 1440-1880, page 147
Forms of giraffe piano
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Origin of giraffe piano
From the resemblance of the case to a giraffe.
Questions about giraffe piano
- What does giraffe piano mean?
- Giraffe piano means a piano that is built like a grand piano on its side with the small end at the top, often with a scroll at the top to suggest a giraffe's head;.
- What part of speech is giraffe piano?
- Giraffe piano is a noun.
- What is the plural of giraffe piano?
- The plural of giraffe piano is giraffe pianos.
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