Definition of mandolin in English:
mandolin
noun mandəˈlɪnˈmandəlɪn
1A musical instrument resembling a lute, having paired metal strings plucked with a plectrum. It has a characteristic tremolo when sustaining long notes.
- Reading the literature, one can hear fiddles, wood flutes, bagpipes, guitar, mandolins and bodhráns.
- It's got some double-bass, some mandolin, a steel-stringed acoustic guitar, a birdie chirping, and a little drummer boy towards the end.
- The harmonica music stopped and a trio of men with banjos, mandolins and guitars took over.
- In this symphony we were treated to the unusual - but enjoyable - sounds of mandolin and guitar.
- She had minimal skills on the oboe, French horn, guitar, viola, mandolin, and penny whistle.
- Our mandolins are of the highest quality available.
- Bolivian music also uses the charango, which is a cross between the mandolin, guitar, and banjo.
- The Bayou Brothers sound features a variety of instruments including the double bass, harmonica, washboard, kazoo, jaw harp, guitar and mandolin.
- I too was intrigued by their charisma and their willingness as a rock group to bring out two sets of bongos and a mandolin amidst their guitars and drums.
- Guitars and instruments, from double bass to tiny mandolins were ordered in and a new venture was born.
- On this album she plays guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin and tenor banjo slightly more than she plays fiddle.
- At a table not too far from where Maria, Erik and company were sitting, four men stood up; one with a mandolin, two with violins, and one who would be singing.
- Chris Aronsten is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, spoons and harmonica.
- We'll start with a riff on a guitar, mandolin, bass or drums, and work it up from there.
- She arose and stepped over to a shelf of lutes and mandolins and removed a strange instrument.
- The songs are accompanied by guitar, mandolin, piano and the occasional glockenspiel and there is a good variety of each.
- Steven Stone reviewed one of my mandolins for the November 2001 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine.
- Set against a backdrop of strings, the mandolin sounds completely beautiful, providing an enticing blend of sadness and hope all at the same time.
- The Montrealer's solo work is acoustic guitar-based with support from bass, drums, mandolin, strings and spare harmonies.
- The two play all the instruments with a touch of help from John Rice of the Pine Valley Cosmonauts on mandolin and guitar.
2A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat frame with adjustable blades, for slicing vegetables.
- Slice the flesh as thinly as possible (on a mandolin, if you have one).
- Wash and slice three zucchinis thinly with your magnificent mandoline.
- Slice artichoke hearts very thinly on a mandoline.
- Unlike food processors, MIU's mandoline allows precise control over the texture and size of every cut, producing attractive, uniform vegetable and fruit slices.
- Slice the aubergine lengthways as thinly as possible - a mandolin or Japanese slicer is the best implement to use.
- For perfect, even slices use a mandolin or Japanese slicer.
- For the kitchen, nothing beats a beautiful mandoline!
- The beets were sliced on a mandoline and served in a Sherry vinaigrette with an immoderate amount of good olive oil.
- With a mandoline you will have perfectly cut fries, elegant matchstick carrots and julienned zucchini.
- Cutting them in thin slices was no problem with the aid of a mandolin.
- Finally, after a long search, I have found a mandoline that is safe, easy to use, versatile and affordable for the home chef.
- If you can't afford the really nice mandolines, the plastic ones are perfectly serviceable.
- Cut them into matchsticks using a mandoline fitted with the fine julienne blade.
- I've been encouraging my friends who cook for more than one to get a mandoline.
- Cut the zucchini in matchsticks using a mandoline or your expert knife skills.
- Cut the zucchinis in small pieces, preferably in little matchsticks, using your mom's bright orange mandoline.
- I would suggest you use a mandolin for even slices.
- I candy it or shave the fruit on a mandoline and sprinkle it raw on salads.
- Using a mandoline or a very sharp knife, finely slice carrots lengthways into ribbons.
- Peel then slice the potatoes finely with a knife or a mandolin.
Derivatives
mandolinist
- Additional assistance is provided by some of the most talented and well known mandolinists playing today.
- Most mandolinists did not play for classical music audiences but rather played in noisy vaudeville acts.
- For seven years, Sims studied with Burns, the legendary jazz mandolinist, laying the foundation for Harmonious Wail's acoustic string sound.
- In Italy the mandolinists play with straight wrists and the right forearm is in line with the strings.
- Too many mandolinists, he believes, can't play a tremolo that's in time with the music.
noun ˌmandəˈlɪnɪstˌmændəˈlɪnəst
Origin
Early 18th century: from French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola (see mandola).
Rhymes
agin, akin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, Glyn, grin, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, in, inn, Jin, jinn, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, spin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, violin, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin
Definition of mandolin in US English:
mandolin
noun
1A musical instrument resembling a lute, having paired metal strings plucked with a plectrum. It is played with a characteristic tremolo on long sustained notes.
- Chris Aronsten is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, spoons and harmonica.
- The harmonica music stopped and a trio of men with banjos, mandolins and guitars took over.
- The two play all the instruments with a touch of help from John Rice of the Pine Valley Cosmonauts on mandolin and guitar.
- Guitars and instruments, from double bass to tiny mandolins were ordered in and a new venture was born.
- Reading the literature, one can hear fiddles, wood flutes, bagpipes, guitar, mandolins and bodhráns.
- Set against a backdrop of strings, the mandolin sounds completely beautiful, providing an enticing blend of sadness and hope all at the same time.
- The Bayou Brothers sound features a variety of instruments including the double bass, harmonica, washboard, kazoo, jaw harp, guitar and mandolin.
- On this album she plays guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin and tenor banjo slightly more than she plays fiddle.
- Bolivian music also uses the charango, which is a cross between the mandolin, guitar, and banjo.
- Steven Stone reviewed one of my mandolins for the November 2001 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine.
- She arose and stepped over to a shelf of lutes and mandolins and removed a strange instrument.
- In this symphony we were treated to the unusual - but enjoyable - sounds of mandolin and guitar.
- It's got some double-bass, some mandolin, a steel-stringed acoustic guitar, a birdie chirping, and a little drummer boy towards the end.
- We'll start with a riff on a guitar, mandolin, bass or drums, and work it up from there.
- She had minimal skills on the oboe, French horn, guitar, viola, mandolin, and penny whistle.
- The Montrealer's solo work is acoustic guitar-based with support from bass, drums, mandolin, strings and spare harmonies.
- The songs are accompanied by guitar, mandolin, piano and the occasional glockenspiel and there is a good variety of each.
- At a table not too far from where Maria, Erik and company were sitting, four men stood up; one with a mandolin, two with violins, and one who would be singing.
- I too was intrigued by their charisma and their willingness as a rock group to bring out two sets of bongos and a mandolin amidst their guitars and drums.
- Our mandolins are of the highest quality available.
2A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat frame with adjustable blades, for slicing vegetables.
- Wash and slice three zucchinis thinly with your magnificent mandoline.
- If you can't afford the really nice mandolines, the plastic ones are perfectly serviceable.
- I've been encouraging my friends who cook for more than one to get a mandoline.
- Cut the zucchini in matchsticks using a mandoline or your expert knife skills.
- For the kitchen, nothing beats a beautiful mandoline!
- Finally, after a long search, I have found a mandoline that is safe, easy to use, versatile and affordable for the home chef.
- The beets were sliced on a mandoline and served in a Sherry vinaigrette with an immoderate amount of good olive oil.
- Using a mandoline or a very sharp knife, finely slice carrots lengthways into ribbons.
- I would suggest you use a mandolin for even slices.
- Cutting them in thin slices was no problem with the aid of a mandolin.
- I candy it or shave the fruit on a mandoline and sprinkle it raw on salads.
- Unlike food processors, MIU's mandoline allows precise control over the texture and size of every cut, producing attractive, uniform vegetable and fruit slices.
- For perfect, even slices use a mandolin or Japanese slicer.
- Slice the aubergine lengthways as thinly as possible - a mandolin or Japanese slicer is the best implement to use.
- Cut the zucchinis in small pieces, preferably in little matchsticks, using your mom's bright orange mandoline.
- Peel then slice the potatoes finely with a knife or a mandolin.
- Slice artichoke hearts very thinly on a mandoline.
- Cut them into matchsticks using a mandoline fitted with the fine julienne blade.
- Slice the flesh as thinly as possible (on a mandolin, if you have one).
- With a mandoline you will have perfectly cut fries, elegant matchstick carrots and julienned zucchini.
Origin
Early 18th century: from French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola (see mandola).