fall-board

9.3

A cover that folds down to protect piano keys when not played

noun
/fɔl bɔrd/

: tapa del teclado

She closed the fall-board before leaving the room to protect the piano keys from dust.

Examples

Please be careful when lowering the fall-board so you don't damage the keys.
The old piano's fall-board was beautifully carved with floral patterns.
The piano's fall-board was beautifully crafted.
He gently closed the fall-board after playing.
She closed the fall-board before leaving the room to protect the piano keys from dust.
Please be careful when lowering the fall-board so you don't damage the keys.
The old piano's fall-board was beautifully carved with floral patterns.

Synonyms

fallboard

vsfall-board

Specialized

9.8

A hinged cover on a piano that protects the keys when not played

has identical meaning but is written with a hyphen

Antonyms

to open

∞ 1.0

To make something not closed so you can get in

Surface Forms

fall-board singular

fall-boards plural

Morphology

fall-board = fall + board (transparent) = fall + board

The compound denotes a board that falls into place to cover the keyboard; the meaning is directly derivable from the two nouns.

Etymology

Fall-board comes from the two simple words fall ('to drop') and board ('a flat piece of wood'). It names the wooden cover that drops down over the piano keys to protect them, so the word is just a clear description of what it does.