viellen.
/vɪˈɛl/, U.S. /viˈɛl/ A musical instrument with four strings played by means of a small wheel; a hurdy-gurdy. Also in combinations.
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1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 191 The old man had..been no mean performer upon the vielle.
1784 Ann. Reg. 1782 Characters 11/2 Few songs, guittars, vielles, or organs, enliven the evenings.
1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xxxiv. 399 The vielle, or monochord, commonly called the hurdy gurdy, has frets which are raised by the action of the fingers on a row of keys.
1880 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant II. ii He played upon a small and curiously shaped instrument called a vielle,..with four strings, and a kind of small wheel instead of a bow.
1905 Edinb. Rev. July 129 The vielle-player's story, and the Papal election, and much of the talk about music and the drama!
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