Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The hinged cover protecting the keyboard of a piano.
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- noun music The hinged
cover which protects thekeyboard of apiano when not in use
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played
Etymologies
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fall + board
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Examples
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The piano's fallboard, which covers its keys, would be 5 / 8-inch thick.
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Spotlights dance down on 216 jewels of lead crystal, set in dazzling diamond patterns into the piano's black lid, sides, legs, fallboard and bench.
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The Scanner Bar rests on the piano's cheekblocks against the fallboard.
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