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sound-hole
[sound n.3]
1. Mus. (See quots. 1883, 1888.)
1611Cotgr., Les ouyes d'vne Violle, the sound-holes of the Violl.
1874Chappell Hist. Music xii. 298 The bridge, the tail⁓piece, and the sound-holes, are ancient Egyptian. 1883Grove's Dict. Music III. 640 Soundholes or f-Holes, two curvilinear openings in the belly of a stringed instrument, one on each side of the bridge. 1888Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 246/1 Such sound-holes..have the property of immediately letting out the vibrations of the small mass of air which lies directly under the bridge.
2. Arch. (See quot. 1848.)
1848Rickman Styles Archit. 152 The openings [in belfries] filled with tracery, but not glazed, which are found in some districts, especially in Norfolk, and there commonly called sound-holes. 1905Athenæum 23 Sept. 408/1 Wrentham has a singularly fine tower, with good ‘sound-holes’,..uncommon in Suffolk. |