fiddlebow

C2+ Topic:Art & Music

Also spelled fiddle-bow

US /ˈfɪdəlˌboʊ/ UK /ˈfɪdəlbəʊ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a bow used to sound the strings of a fiddle or violin

    The musician drew the fiddlebow lightly across the strings.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a bow used to sound the... fiddlestickviolin bow
Word family
Related forms fiddleviolinbow

Etymology

A compound of fiddle + bow. Bow here is the flexible, horsehair-strung implement drawn across a stringed instrument, not the weapon; fiddle-bow and fiddlebow have both been used.

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