spinet
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spinet¹
- /ˈspɪn.ɪt/ UK
- /spɪˈnɛt/ UK
- /ˈspɪn.ɪt/ US
Rhymes with -ɛt, -ɪnɪt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian spinetta.
noun spinets · spinnet
- A short, compact harpsichord or piano. He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binocul
spinet²
- /ˈspɪn.ɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪnɪt
Where it comes from
From Latin spīnētum. Doublet of spinney
noun spinets
- A spinney. The invention was to have a Satyr lodged in a little spinet, by which her majesty and the prince were to come
Translations
Talk about this word "spinet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spinet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spinet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spinet "spinet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spinet.Cite this
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title = {spinet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spinet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
