clavier Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bank of keys on a musical instrument
    fingerboard; piano keyboard.
  2. noun a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
    Klavier.

WordNet

Cla"vi*er noun
Etymology
F., fr. L. clavis key.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. ✍ Clavier () is the German name for a pianoforte.

Webster 1913