viola
(noun) a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
Viola, genus Viola
(noun) large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
viola
(noun) any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
Source: WordNet® 3.1
viola (plural violas or viole)
(music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
(music) An organ stop having a similar tone.
(music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
(music) A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
viola (plural violas)
(botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
viola
(often, humorous) Misconstruction of voila
• Ivalo, oliva, voila, voilĂ , volia
Viola
A female given name from Latin
A town in Arkansas
A town in Delaware
A village in Illinois
A city in Kansas
A hamlet in New York
A town in Tennessee
A village in Wisconsin
• Ivalo, oliva, voila, voilĂ , volia
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"o*la, n. Etym: [L., a violet. See Violet.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
Vi"o*la, n. Etym: [It. See Viol.] (Mus.)
Definition: An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. Viola da braccio Etym: [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto.
– Viola da gamba Etym: [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the knees. It is now rarely used.
– Viola da spalla Etym: [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
– Viola di amore Etym: [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole d'amour], a viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon, and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These, sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
