viola d'amore

viola d'a·mo·re

V0109700 (dä-môr′ā, -môr′ē)n. A stringed instrument, the tenor of the violin family, having six or seven stopped strings and an equal number of sympathetic strings.

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[Italian : viola, viol + da, of + amore, love.]

viola d'amore

(vɪˈəʊlə dæˈmɔːrɪ) n (Instruments) an instrument of the viol family having no frets, seven strings, and a set of sympathetic strings. It was held under the chin when played[C18: from Italian, literally: viol of love]

vi•o•la d'a•mo•re

(viˈoʊ lə dɑˈmɔr eɪ, -ˈmoʊr eɪ, də-)

n., pl. viola d'a•mo•res. a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound. [1690–1700; < Italian]

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viola d'amore - viol that is the tenor of the viol familyviol - any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family