clavier
Example Sentences
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He played the clavier and the harpsichord both.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2016
The punningly titled device is not quite a well-tempered clavier, but sort of an automotive gamelan.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2016
The elevator does not go to the clavier cabin.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2015
Mr. Lind’s console in the clavier cabin has pedals like an organ, but it is not outfitted with keys and stops; instead, it has wooden levers that are sometimes called batons.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2015
Cleaver represents Old Fr, clavier, a mace-bearer, Lat. clava, a club, or a door-keeper, Lat. clavis, a key.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
