harpsichord
horpsuh kawrd
- n a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
- The harpsichord went out when the piano came in.
- On its way from Munich was a fine new harpsichord, made by Karl Maendler, famed for his work with archaic instruments, on which she will record some more Bach, Hndel, Purcell .
- To ears that like it, the music of the 18th-Century harpsichord rustles sweetly, subtly, with a wealth of tonal color.