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单词 piano-violin
释义

piano-violinn.

Brit. /pɪˌanəʊvʌɪəˈlɪn/, U.S. /piˈˌænoʊˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piano n.2, violin n.
Etymology: < piano n.2 + violin n.
rare (historical in later use).
Any of various instruments combining elements of a piano and a violin; esp. a keyboard instrument on which a tone resembling that of a violin is produced by the friction of a revolving cylinder against strings. Cf. harmonichord n., sostenente n.
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1859 H. Howe Adventures & Achievements of Americans 608 Wood of Virginia, a money award of £50, for his Piano Violin, which attracted attention from its ingenuity.
1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 759/2 The Hurdy Gurdy was the prototype of the Piano Violin, and all similar sostenente instruments.
1896 A. J. Hipkins Descr. & Hist. Pianoforte ii. 94 A French invention with a pianoforte keyboard is the ‘Piano Quatuor’, a piano violin capable of rapid articulation, brought out by Baudet in Paris in 1865.
1995 Smithsonian Nov. 180 The piano-violin was an odd instrument, combining both keys and strings, patented by a particularly enthusiastic Shaker named Elisha D. Blakeman in 1871.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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