piano tuningn.

Brit.

/pɪˈanəʊ ˌtjuːnɪŋ/,

/pɪˈanəʊ ˌtʃuːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/piˈænoʊ ˌt(j)unɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piano n.², tuning n.

Etymology: < piano n.² + tuning n. Compare German Klavierstimmen (1807 or earlier as †Clavierstimmen ). Compare slightly earlier piano tuner n.

The art or process of tuning a piano.

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1850 Daily Sanduskian (Sandusky, Ohio) 12 Jan. 2/4 (advt.) Piano tuning. Mr. J. Cowles respectfully offers his services..in tuning pianos.

1863 V. Penny Employments of Women 87 Mr. W. had two or three ladies to learn piano tuning in his factory.

1922 Times 13 July 13/3 An ambitious young musician who is supporting himself by piano-tuning.

1989 J. Updike Self-consciousness v. 166 He had studied piano tuning in Richmond, Virginia, so he wasn't as hopelessly mired in farmerishness as my other cousins.

2003 Spectator (Nexis) 25 Jan. 46 The exhaustive accounts of the art of pianotuning and descriptions of tropical diseases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piano tuning
释义	piano tuningn. Brit. /pɪˈanəʊ ˌtjuːnɪŋ/, /pɪˈanəʊ ˌtʃuːnɪŋ/, U.S. /piˈænoʊ ˌt(j)unɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piano n.², tuning n. Etymology: < piano n.² + tuning n. Compare German Klavierstimmen (1807 or earlier as †Clavierstimmen ). Compare slightly earlier piano tuner n. The art or process of tuning a piano. ΚΠ 1850 Daily Sanduskian (Sandusky, Ohio) 12 Jan. 2/4 (advt.) Piano tuning. Mr. J. Cowles respectfully offers his services..in tuning pianos. 1863 V. Penny Employments of Women 87 Mr. W. had two or three ladies to learn piano tuning in his factory. 1922 Times 13 July 13/3 An ambitious young musician who is supporting himself by piano-tuning. 1989 J. Updike Self-consciousness v. 166 He had studied piano tuning in Richmond, Virginia, so he wasn't as hopelessly mired in farmerishness as my other cousins. 2003 Spectator (Nexis) 25 Jan. 46 The exhaustive accounts of the art of pianotuning and descriptions of tropical diseases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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