Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: Vi`o*lin", n. [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.

Synonyms: fiddle

See Also: Amati, bowed stringed instrument, chin rest, fiddlestick, Guarnerius, Strad, Stradavarius, string, violin bow

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