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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•ol (vī′əl),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- Old Provencal viola, derivative of violar to play the viola1 (perh. imitative)
- Middle French viole (akin to Old French viel(l)e earlier English viele)
- 1475–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: viol /ˈvaɪəl/ n - any of a family of stringed musical instruments that preceded the violin family, consisting of a fretted fingerboard, a body rather like that of a violin but having a flat back and six strings, played with a curved bow. They are held between the knees when played and have a quiet yet penetrating tone; they were much played, esp in consorts, in the 16th and 17th centuries
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French viole, from Old Provençal viola; see viola1 |