clavicembalon.
/klavɪˈtʃɛmbələʊ/ Music.
The harpsichord; clavicymbal n.
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clavicymbal1492
claricymbal1502
harpsichord1611
harpsical?1624
harpsicon1633
clavicembalo1740
lyrichord1741
cembalo1786
clavecin1813
clavicytherium1813
clavicithern1855
gravicembalo1858
lautenclavicymbel1884
lute harpsichord1884
1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 30 Clavecimbalo, grave Cymbalum.
1858 in P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products
1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 330/2 The dulcimer, or cembalo, with keys added, became the clavicembalo.
1910 Encycl. Brit. VI. 468/1 Clavicembalo, or Gravicembalo..a keyboard musical instrument with strings plucked by means of small quill or leather plectra.
1955 Oxf. Compan. Music (ed. 9) 463/1 Instruments of the various harpsichord types are: In Italian Arpicordo, Clavicembalo (meaning keyed-dulcimer, which it is not, its strings not being struck but plucked), or Claricembalo, or Gravicembalo.
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