Synonyms:
clavichord
Meaning: an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
Usage examples
He called the collection "The Well-tempered Clavichord."
Mozart obviously had in view, not the pianoforte which was just coming into use in his day, but the clavichord. This instrument was sounded by striking the strings with bits of brass placed in the farther end of the keys which were simple and direct levers.