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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clarichord \Clar"i*chord\, n. [F. clatocorde, fr.L. clarus clear + chorda string. See Chord.] A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clavichord \Clav"i*chord\, n. [F. clavicorde, fr. L. clavis key + chorda string.] (Mus.) A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See Clarichord. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

clavichord n 1: an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound