Fallboard

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The hinged cover which protects the keyboard of a piano when not in use
  2. 2
    the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played wordnet

Etymology

From fall + board.

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