viola da gamba definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: viol that ... 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 of ... viol family having a range approximating the cello • violist da gamba noun Webster's 1913 Dictionary Viola Vi"o*la, ...
gamba definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: viol that ... with approximately the range of the cello [syn: viola da gamba, gamba, bass viol] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1598 viola da gamba Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gamba Gam"ba, n. A viola da gamba.
... braccio a viol corresponding to the modern viola. viola da gamba a viol held between the player's legs, esp. one ... clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola ... intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba. Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole ... dulciana, fiddle, fiddlebow, fiddlestick, fingerboard, flute stop, foundation stop, fourniture, gamba, gedeckt, gemshorn, harmonic flute, hybrid stop, kit, kit fiddle, kit ...
... n 1: a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gambist Gam"bist, n. [It. gamba leg.] (Mus.) A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.
... noun Etymology: Italian gambetto, literally, act of tripping someone, from gamba leg, from Late Latin gamba, camba, from Greek kamp? bend; probably akin to Gothic hamfs ... device. Etymology: earlier gambett f. It. gambetto tripping up f. gamba leg Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gambit Gam"bit, n. [F ...
... with approximately the range of the cello [syn: viola da gamba, gamba, bass viol] 2: largest and lowest member of the violin ... bass] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1590 1. viola da gamba 2. double bass Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bass viol Bass ...
... clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola ... intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba. Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole ...
... clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola ... intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba. Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole ...
... clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola ... intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba. Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole ...
... from Anglo-French jambe, gambe, literally, leg, from Late Latin gamba — more at gambit Date: 14th century 1. an upright piece ... or fireplace. Etymology: ME f. OF jambe ult. f. LL gamba hoof Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jamb Jamb, n. [Prov. E ...
... gambaulde, F. gambade, gambol, fr. It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F. jambe, OF. also, gambe, fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint: cf. Gr. kamph` a binding, winding ...
Gambadoes definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GAMBA'DOES, n. Spatterdashes. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gambadoes Gam*ba"does, n. pl. [I. or Sp. gamba leg. See Gambol, n.] Same as Gamashes. His thin legs ...
... having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has ... viol, viol family, viola bastarda, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola da spalla, viola di bordone, viola di fagotto, viola ...
... clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola ... intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba. Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole ...