Cembalo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cembalo \Cem"ba*lo\, n. [It. See {Cymbal}.] (Mus.)
     An old name for the harpsichord.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cembalo
       n : a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted
           on pivots [syn: {harpsichord}]
       [also: {cembali} (pl)]