chiroplast
Meanings
noun
- 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.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πλάσσω (plássō, “to shape”).
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