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piano stool

British  

noun

  1. a stool on which a pianist sits when playing a piano, esp one whose height is adjustable

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One, a 7-year-old girl named Birdie, was accompanied by her mother, who sat at the same piano stool a generation ago as a student.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

They shared the piano stool throughout the impromptu performance which followed a dinner and ceilidh at the venue.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

“Hi guys! I’m Stelios. Let’s be just a teeny bit more patient and we will soon be out swimming in the sea,” he beams, perched on his piano stool, feet barely touching the floor.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2020

As the song hits its stride, Elton dispenses with his piano stool and—keeping his hands on the keys, like little Reggie—lofts his legs into the air.

From The New Yorker • May 31, 2019

And here, the reality was that they sat ten feet apart, she at the window, crushing geranium leaves in her hand and smelling them, he twirling around on the piano stool, saying:

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin