Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: MUSIC

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Italian arpicorda, from arpa 'harp' + corda 'string'

harpsichord

 noun
     
harp‧si‧chord [countable]
APM a musical instrument like a piano, used especially in the past
—harpsichordist noun [countable]
Definition of harpsichord from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic MUSIC
Word of the Day
The MUSIC
Word of the Day is:
drummer

Other related topics