piano stool
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2.8
- noun
- /piˈænoʊ stuːl/
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banqueta de piano
- As the concert began, she took her place on the piano stool and prepared to perform.
- sit on a piano stool
Examples
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He chose the piano stool because it was the perfect height for the keyboard.
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Hoot limps to the armchair across from me, and Arna sits backward on the piano stool next to him.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was sitting on a piano stool listening to music.
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This looks like a piano stool.
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Sally joins Cal on the piano stool.
Fiction book (2001) -
While Grandma Hollypod sat on the high piano stool, the piano played all by itself.
Fiction book (1999) -
Babette pulled an old piano stool over to the sink and looked at herself in a silver hand mirror.
Fiction book (1994) -
If you listen closely at the end, you can hear someone getting off the piano stool, and the wood floor creaking slightly toward the end of the song.
Blog text (11) -
In the foreground, Lon lowers himself to a piano stool, unblocking the gold-brown chair just as Rose takes a seat.
Academic text (1998) -
She adjusted the height of the piano stool so she could play comfortably.
Synonyms
A seat without a back that piano players sit on
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a stool for piano players' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'piano' (the instrument) with 'stool' (a single-person seat) in a noun–noun compound where the first element specifies purpose or association. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning (the adjustable-height detail is a typical specification but not required for basic understanding).
Etymology
Piano stool comes from the simple picture of a small stool made for a piano player, often with an adjustable seat so the player can reach the keys. That's why it means 'a seat designed for piano players'.