viol
n.
six-stringed violin-shaped instrument from the 16th and 17th centuries
Viol
Viöl
viol
Noun
1. any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
(hypernym) bowed stringed instrument, string
(hyponym) viola da braccio
viol (m)
n.
rape, act of physically forcing another person to have sexual intercourse, violation
Viol
(n.)
A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings.
(n.)
A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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