clavier

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He played the clavier and the harpsichord both.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2016

The punningly titled device is not quite a well-tempered clavier, but sort of an automotive gamelan.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2016

Mr. Lind’s console in the clavier cabin has pedals like an organ, but it is not outfitted with keys and stops; instead, it has wooden levers that are sometimes called batons.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2015

The elevator does not go to the clavier cabin.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2015

She lets the hydrant water run: He hearkens Father Sebastian cooking and spreading homely themes over an inept-looking clavier confounding the wits of his children and all men's children down to the last generation.

From American Poetry, 1922 A Miscellany by Various