Spinet

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈspɪn.ɪt/, /spɪˈnÉ›t/
• Rhymes: -É›t, -ɪnɪt
• US IPA: /ˈspɪn.ɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnɪt

From Italian spinetta.

Full definition of spinet

Noun

1. (musical instruments) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
• 1956, w, Crime out of Mind Chapter 14, He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.

Latin spinetum.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A spinney.

Anagrams

• instep, in step
• septin