Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Music A keyboard.
- n. Music A stringed keyboard instrument, such as a harpsichord.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. . A clavichord, or, more rarely, a harpsichord.
- n. A pianoforte.
- n. The keyboard of a clavichord, harpsichord, pianoforte, organ, or similar instrument.
- n. A dumb keyboard made for finger-gymnastics, as the Virgil clavier.
Wiktionary
- n. music The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Mus.) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
- n. a bank of keys on a musical instrument
Etymologies
- From Latin clavis (key) (Wiktionary)
- German Klavier, from French clavier, from Old French, key-bearer, from Latin clāvis, key. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Teaching is a restless occupation and I would rather neglect clavier playing than composition; the clavier is a side issue, though, thank God, a strong one. ”
“Mr. Scriabin's design for the clavier à lumi è re, she says, called for a particular color to be assigned to each note, but in practice if we changed color every time there was a note change that would be much too busy.”
The Wall Street Journal: Orchestrating an Extrasensory Sound in Living Color
“While "Mysterium" has baffled subsequent generations, his "Prometheus" for orchestra and clavier à lumi è re — a kind of organ that would project colored lights onto walls — has inspired a succession of performers to realize a vision Mr. Scriabin himself never saw fulfilled.”
The Wall Street Journal: Orchestrating an Extrasensory Sound in Living Color
“De même, selon lui le clavier est trop petit pour être bien utilisé.”
“Un clavier anti-bactérie « Benjamin Ingold – Le blog e-marketing/web/high-tech”
None Bacteria Project Keystick â Folding Keyboard by Yoonsang Kim & Eunsung Park » Yanko Design
“Just think what he could do if he could play the clavier …”
Think Progress » Palin: With his ‘chalkboard technique,’ Glenn Beck is ‘changing our country.’
“Back on the positive side, I must say that I love your nom de clavier.”
Clinton Camp: "Karl Rove Is Writing Senator Obama's Talking Points"
“Hope your nom de clavier works out better than that.”
“Mais si vous préférez utiliser le clavier, il vous attend après le saut.”
“References: la poubelle (f) = garbage can; plum (just in case, and for the French readers on this list, "plum" is English and the informal of "plumb" -- nothing to do with the juicy fruit) = completely; la clé (f) = key; le clavier (m) = keyboard”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘clavier’.
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bestiary
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Greg's Words
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Clearinghouse
For stuff to simply reside.
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the musician
Started off as names of musical pieces and miscellaneous music terms, now broadened to dance and theatre. (May recategorize this to finer details.)
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Singing Towers
Bells & bell ringing
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hernesheir May yours always remain well-tempered. Dec 2, 2010