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Spined vs Spinet - What's the difference?

spined | spinet |

As an adjective spined

is having spines, spiny.

As a noun spinet is

a short, compact harpsichord or piano.

spined

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Having spines, spiny.
  • (comparable, in combination, usually, figuratively) Having a certain type of spine (backbone).
    • He's just another linguini-spined politician.

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    spinet

    English

    (wikipedia spinet)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) spinetta.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
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    • See also

    * virginal

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) spinetum.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A spinney.
    • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)

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