Peghead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Peghead is a noun meaning (music) The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
Meaning
(music) The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
Example Sentences
Common throughout the Arab and Persian world, the oud is a fretless short-neck lute with a pear-shaped, flat top, rounded back, and a peghead characteristically bent backwards at a very sharp angle.
Word Forms
- pegheads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pegbox, tailpin, tuner, pegging, peen, piend.
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