VIOLAS

Noun

violas

plural of viola

Anagrams

• Alviso

Source: Wiktionary

VIOLA

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

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