pianoforte
Example Sentences
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By 1891, John had moved to Edinburgh and was living as a lodger with a widowed pianoforte maker, Richard Honeyman, 70, and his daughter, Helen, 45.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
"I have played blindman's-buff and caught the corner of a particularly hard pianoforte with my forehead."
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021
A providential accident nearby soon deposits a handsome injured gentleman at their school; his friends visit; and vivacious Miss Asquith, practical Miss Pffolliott and scientific Miss Franklin become busy with more than their pianoforte lessons.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2015
The reason we call a piano "piano" is that it's a lot easier than its original name "pianoforte".
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2015
He took some music from a chair near the pianoforte, and turning to Emma, said,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
