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| bass viol |
the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family; double bass, contrabass. [1/2 definitions] |
| bow2 |
a long, thin piece of wood with horsehairs stretched between the ends, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments. [2/7 definitions] |
| bowstring |
a string, usu. of horsehair, for the bow of a musical instrument such as the violin. [1/3 definitions] |
| brown recluse spider |
a highly poisonous, medium-sized brown spider that has a dark, violin-shaped mark on its body. |
| cello |
a large four-stringed instrument of the violin family with a pitch lower than that of the viola but higher than that of the double bass; violoncello. |
| contrabass |
the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family; double bass; bass viol. [1/4 definitions] |
| double bass |
the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family; bass viol; contrabass. |
| double-stop |
to produce two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument, such as the violin, by drawing the bow across two strings at once. [1/2 definitions] |
| fiddle |
(informal) a violin or related instrument. [2/7 definitions] |
| fiddlehead |
a decorative carving above the bow of a ship, shaped like that at the end of a violin neck. [1/2 definitions] |
| fingerboard |
the portion of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument against which the player presses the strings. |
| gut |
strips of intestinal tissue used for various purposes such as the strings of a guitar or violin, or for sutures. [1/11 definitions] |
| portamento |
in music, a smooth sliding from one pitch to another, esp. with the voice, a violin, or the like. |
| purfle |
a decorative border, such as the inlaid border of a violin; purfling. [1/2 definitions] |
| scroll |
a decorative element, such as a border or the head of a violin, that has a coiled or spiral motif resembling a partially unrolled scroll. [1/4 definitions] |
| sonata |
a musical composition for one or more instruments, such as the piano or violin, usu. having several movements that contrast in tempo and mood. |
| soundbox |
the hollow main body of a stringed instrument such as a guitar or violin. |
| stop |
in music, any device or movement, such as a flute hole or a pressing down of a violin string, that causes an instrument to produce a particular note. [1/18 definitions] |
| Stradivarius |
a violin or other stringed instrument made by the Stradivari family. |
| string band |
a musical group consisting of violin, guitar, string bass, and the like, usu. performing folk or country music. |
| stringed instrument |
any musical instrument, such as the violin, guitar, or zither, in which the tones are produced by strings played with the fingers or with a plectrum or bow. |
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