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Clavecin
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
the French for clavisymbal or harpsichord (Ger. Clavicymbel or Dockenklavier), an abbreviation of the Flemish clavisinbal and Ital. clavicimbalo, a keyboard musical instrument in which the strings were plucked by means of a plectrum consisting of a quill mounted upon a jack.
See Pianoforte; Harpsichord.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Clavecin'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/clavecin.html. 1910.