- grand piano
- ,grand `piano noun counta type of large piano with its strings in a case parallel to the floor, usually used for concerts
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grand piano
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Grand piano — Piano Pour les articles homonymes, voir Piano (homonymie). Piano Un pia … Wikipédia en Français
Grand piano — Grand Grand (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. {Grander} (gr[a^]nd [ e]r); superl. {Grandest}.] [OE. grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.] 1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grand piano — Piano Pi*an o, Pianoforte Pi*an o*for te, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.) A well known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grand piano — grand pianos N COUNT A grand piano is a large piano whose strings are set horizontally to the ground. Grand pianos are used especially for giving concerts and making recordings … English dictionary
grand piano — ► NOUN ▪ a large, full toned piano which has the body, strings, and soundboard arranged horizontally and is supported by three legs … English terms dictionary
grand piano — n. a large piano with strings set horizontally in a wing shaped case supported on three legs … English World dictionary
grand piano — noun a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp shaped frame; usually supported by three legs • Syn: ↑grand • Hypernyms: ↑piano, ↑pianoforte, ↑forte piano • Hyponyms: ↑baby grand, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
grand piano — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms grand piano : singular grand piano plural grand pianos a type of large piano with its strings in a case parallel to the floor, usually used for concerts … English dictionary
Grand Piano Canyon — is an album from Bob James on 1990. The album showed a big piece of a grand piano (3 white keys and 2 black), colored in pink … Wikipedia
grand piano — grand pi ano also grand n the type of large piano often used in concerts, with strings in a horizontal position →↑upright piano … Dictionary of contemporary English
