 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
violin
noun: 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Violin \Vi'o*lin"\, noun [It. violino, dim. of viola. See {Viol}.]
(Mus.)
A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a
fiddle.
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.
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
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