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Webster 1913 Edition

Clavichord

Clav′i-chord

,
Noun.
[F.
clavicorde
, fr. L.
clavis
key +
chorda
string.]
(Mus.)
A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See
Clarichord
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Clavichord

CLAVICHORD

,
Noun.
A musical instrument of an oblong figure, of the nature of a spinet. The strings are muffled with small bits of fine woolen cloth, to soften the sounds; used in nunneries. [See Clarichord.]

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