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VIOLIN |
String instrument |
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HARP |
String instrument |
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LUTED |
Instrument string |
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SITAR |
Subcontinent string instrument |
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VIOLA |
String quartet instrument |
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CELLO |
Large string instrument |
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CHORD |
String of a musical instrument |
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OPEN |
Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string
of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate
throughout its whole length. |
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BOW |
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends
connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a
drill, or for prepa... |
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SPINET |
A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but
smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded
by means of lea... |
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STOP |
The closing of an aperture in the air passage, or pressure of
the finger upon the string, of an instrument of music, so as to modify
the tone; ... |
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MONOCHORD |
...ical
relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched
between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stan... |
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SLING |
An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles,
consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or
with a string fasten... |
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INDICATOR |
...vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with
the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below). ... |