- viola d'amore
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/vee oh"leuh dah mawr"ay, -mohr"ay, -deuh-/, pl. viola d'amores.a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.[1690-1700; < It: lit., viol of love]
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viola d'amore — [vē ō′lədä mô′rā] n. [It, lit., viol of love] an early stringed instrument of the viol family having a set of wire strings that are stretched behind the bowed gut strings, and whose sympathetic vibrations produce soft, clear, ringing tones … English World dictionary
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Viola d'Amore — Vi|o|la d Amo|re, die; , …le [ital. viola d amore, eigtl. = Liebesgeige]: der Bratsche ähnliches Streichinstrument (bes. der Barockmusik) in Altlage, mit meist sieben Saiten in variabler Stimmung u. sieben im Einklang od. in der Oktave… … Universal-Lexikon
Viola d'Amore — Vi|o|la d Amo|re die; , ...le <aus it. viola d amore, eigtl. »Liebesgeige«> der Bratsche ähnliches Streichinstrument (der Barockzeit) mit angenehmem, lieblichem Ton in Altlage (mit meist sieben gestrichenen u. sieben im Einklang od. in der… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
viola d'amore — noun (plural violas d amore or viole d amore) Etymology: Italian, viol of love Date: circa 1700 a tenor viol having usually seven gut and seven wire strings … New Collegiate Dictionary
vióla d'amóre — vióle d amóre ž (ọ̑ ọ̑) muz., nekdaj violi podobno glasbilo s štirimi strunami, na katere se igra, in štirimi sozvenečimi strunami: igrati violo d amore … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
viola d'amore — [da mɔ:reɪ] noun a sweet toned 18th century musical instrument similar to a viola. Origin Ital., lit. viol of love … English new terms dictionary
