Word of the Week #5

1. harpsichords

2. Howl by Allen Ginsberg

3. "... and rose to build harpsichords in their lofts..."

4. n. a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.

5. The harpsichords played elegantly, as it sounded like a combination of harps and pianos.