Viol

Quick meaning: Viol is a noun meaning (nautical) A large rope used to manipulate the anchor.

Meaning

(nautical) A large rope used to manipulate the anchor.

More Meanings

1. To play the viol.
2. (music) A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.

Example Sentences

He sayd that yᵉ ground opened, and he was brought into strange places underground, where they used musicall Instruments, violls, and Lutes, such (he sayd) as Mr. Thomas did play on.

“Keep your gold for those who lack it, mistress,” said Henry, “and do not offer to honest hands the money that is won by violing, and tabouring, and toetripping, and perhaps worse pastimes.

Through snowy woods and shady / We went to play a tune / To the lonely manor-lady / By the light of the Christmas moon. / We violed till, upward glancing / To where a mirror leaned, / It showed her airily dancing […]

Word Forms

• viols
• violing
• violling
• violed
• violled

Synonyms for viol

Depending on context, synonyms include gamba, gambo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gamba, treble, pardessus, baryton, neck, table.

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