Violin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Violin \Vi`o*lin"\, n. [It. violino, dim. of viola. See {Viol}.]
     (Mus.)
     A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a
     fiddle.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and
           gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones,
           and in the orchestra it is the leading and most
           important instrument.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  violin
       n : bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the
           violin family; this instrument has four strings and a
           hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played
           with a bow [syn: {fiddle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "violin":
     A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Strad,
     Stradivari, Stradivarius, bass, bass viol, bow, bridge,
     bull fiddle, cello, contrabass, crowd, double bass, fiddle,
     fiddlebow, fiddlestick, fingerboard, kit, kit fiddle, kit violin,
     scroll, soundboard, string, tenor violin, tuning peg, viola,
     violinette, violoncello, violoncello piccolo, violone, violotta