violin

[Vi`o*linĀ·]

Bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

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A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.

Noun
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow


n.
A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.


Violin

Vi`o*lin" , n. [It. violino, dim. of viola. See Viol.] (Mus.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle. &hand; The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones, and in the orchestra it is the leading and most important instrument.

A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.

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Usage Examples

I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going.

It was really amazing. I mean, he'd never mentioned that he played in the symphony, like serious violin playing, not fiddle playing. And he just blew us away.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin what else does a man need to be happy?

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

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