[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

piano \pia"no\, a.  adv. it., even, smooth, soft, fr. l.
   planus even, level. mus.
   soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain
   passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. abbrev.
   p.
   1913 webster pianoforte

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

piano \pian"o\, pianoforte \pian"ofor`te\, n. it. piano soft
   fr. l. planus even, smooth; see plain, a. + it. forte
   strong, fr. l. fortis see fort. mus.
   a well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the
   harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated
   length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by
   keys.
   1913 webster

   dumb piano. see digitorium.

   grand piano. see under grand.

   square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong
      case.

   upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical
      wires.
      1913 webster
see also:
plain fort dumb piano digitorium grand piano grand 
square piano upright piano 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

piano
     adj : used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
           piano passages in the composition" syn: soft ant:
           forte
     n 1: a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that
          cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
          syn: pianoforte, forte-piano
     2: music low loudness syn: pianissimo
     adv : used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
           syn: softly ant: forte
see also:
soft forte pianoforte forte-piano pianissimo softly 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

124 moby thesaurus words for "piano":
   klavier, steinway, a cappella, a la sourdine, abbandono,
   accrescendo, adagietto, adagio, affettuoso, agilmente, agitato,
   allegretto, allegro, amabile, amoroso, andante, andantino,
   appassionatamente, appassionato, baby grand, barely audible,
   brillante, capriccioso, cembalo, clarichord, clavicembalo,
   clavichord, clavicittern, clavicymbal, clavicytherium, clavier,
   con affetto, con agilita, con agitazione, con amore, concert grand,
   cottage piano, couched harp, crescendo, decrescendo, dim,
   diminuendo, dimly, distant, dolce, dulcimer harpsichord, faint,
   faint-voiced, faintly, feeble, feebly, forte, fortissimo, gentle,
   gently, grand, grand piano, half-heard, hammer dulcimer,
   harmonichord, harpsichord, hushedly, indistinct, lamentabile,
   larghetto, larghissimo, largo, legato, leggiero, low, manichord,
   manichordon, marcando, melodion, melopiano, monochord, morendo,
   murmured, pair of virginals, parlando, parlor grand, pianette,
   pianino, pianissimo, piano-violin, pianoforte, pizzicato,
   prestissimo, presto, rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto,
   scarcely heard, scherzando, scherzo, scherzoso, soft,
   soft-sounding, soft-voiced, softly, sordamente, sordo,
   sostinente pianoforte, sotto voce, spiccato, spinet, square piano,
   staccato, stretto, subaudible, subdued, subduedly, tremolando,
   tremoloso, trillando, unclear, upright, upright piano,
   violin piano, virginal, weak, weak-voiced, weakly, whispered

[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

piano, n.  a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor.  it
is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the
audience.

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