Clavier

2 definitions found

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

  Clavier \Cla"vi*er\ (? F. ?), n. [F., fr. L. clavis key.] (Mus.)
     The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
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     Note: Clavier (?) is the German name for a pianoforte.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clavier
       n 1: a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: {piano keyboard},
             {fingerboard}]
       2: a stringed instrument that has a keyboard [syn: {Klavier}]