viola da gamba definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: viol ... family with approximately the range of the cello [syn: viola da gamba, gamba, bass viol] Merriam Webster's noun (plural violas da gamba or viole da gamba) Etymology: Italian, leg viol Date: 1597 a bass member ... the viol family having a range approximating the cello • violist da gamba noun Webster's 1913 Dictionary Viola Vi"o*la ... violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. Viola da braccio [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol, ...
la-di-da definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: affectedly genteel [syn: grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da] Merriam Webster's also la-de-da or lah-de-dah or lah-dee-dah or lah ... esp. in manner or speech. --n. 1 a la-di-da person. 2 la-di-da speech or manners. Etymology: imit. of an affected manner of ... lah-di-dah If you describe someone as la-di-da, you mean that they have an upper-class way ...
Autos-da-f'e definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Auto-da-f'e Au"to-da-f['e]", n.; pl. Autos-da-f['e]. [Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L. actus + da of the + f['e] faith, fr. L. fides.] 1. A ...
viola da braccio definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. Viola da braccio [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol, or ... alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the ... held between the knees. It is now rarely used. Viola da spalla [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument formerly used ... and intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba. Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F ...
Viola da spalla definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Viola Vi"o*la ... violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. Viola da braccio [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol, or ... alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the ... held between the knees. It is now rarely used. Viola da spalla [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument formerly used ... and intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba. Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F ...
auto-da-fe definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... as during the Spanish Inquisition) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Auto-da-f'e Au"to-da-f['e]", n.; pl. Autos-da-f['e]. [Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L. actus + da of the + f['e] faith, fr. L. fides.] 1. A ...
Giovanni da Verrazzano definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Florentine ... coast of North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: Verrazano, Giovanni da Verrazano, Verrazzano, Giovanni da Verrazzano]
Vasco da Gamma definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Portuguese ... Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [syn: da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma, Gamma]
Leonardo da Vinci definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Italian ... genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519) [syn: Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci] Merriam Webster's biographical name 1452-1519 It. painter ...
da'wah definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: missionary work for Islam [syn: da'wah, dawah] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: missionary work for Islam [syn: da'wah, dawah]
auto-da-fé definitions Merriam Webster's noun (plural autos-da-fé) Etymology: Portuguese auto da fé, literally, act of the faith Date: 1723 the ceremony ...
Giovanni da Verrazano definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Florentine ... coast of North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: Verrazano, Giovanni da Verrazano, Verrazzano, Giovanni da Verrazzano]
da Vinci definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Italian ... genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519) [syn: Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci]
da Gamma definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Portuguese ... Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [syn: da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma, Gamma]
Gama, Vasco da definitions Britannica Concise Portuguese navigator. On his first voyage to ... dispatch a fleet of 20 ships in 1502, led by da Gama, to establish Portuguese supremacy in the region. Da Gama, now an admiral, forced allegiance along the way from ...