CLAVICHORD, noun A musical instrument of an oblong figure, of the nature of a spinet. The strings are muffled with small bits of fine woolen cloth, to soften the sounds; used in nunneries. [See Clarichord.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.