clavecin (klavesin)

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1897 · p. 20
[F. clavecin, claves sin, D. klavecim , klavecimbel = MHG. klaffcimbel, G. clavizimbel, It. chiave Sp. clave , llave , etc.: see clef , clavis ), a key, + cymbalum (> It. cembalo = Sp. cimbalo: see cymbal ), a cymbal, tabor, etc. Cf. clavi chord.] 1. A harpsichord.-2. The set of keys or levers by which a carillon is played.
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