chiroplast
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πλάσσω (plássō, “to shape”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chiroplast (plural chiroplasts)
- (music, historical) A sliding wooden frame clamped above the keys of the piano, into which the hands and fingers of a pianist are placed. It was used for learners of the piano in the early 19th century.
References[edit]
- “chiroplast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Franklin Taylor (1900) “s:A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Chiroplast”, in Dictionary of Music and Musicians