Steinway

English

Etymology

From the surname of the maker, a German immigrant to Manhattan whose original surname was Steinweg.

Noun

Steinway (plural Steinways)

1. A piano made by Steinway & Sons, an American-German piano company founded in 1853.
   • 1992, Chris Wilson, Fou, page 177:

     After supper — which is a lengthy, spoon-fed, dribblesome business — he likes to play Schubert or Brahms on the Steinway in the conservatory.

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