grand piano


noun

a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
Compare concert grand.

Origin of grand piano

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example sentences from the Web for grand piano

  • It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

    Tante |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • It is the grand-piano constitution and the one-finger administration.

    Prowling about Panama |George A. Miller
  • The painting—or rather wash-drawing in black-and-white—hung over the grand-piano in the light of the west windows.

    The Tyranny of the Dark |Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for grand piano

grand piano

noun

a form of piano in which the strings are arranged horizontally. Grand pianos exist in three sizes Compare baby grand, boudoir grand, concert grand, upright piano