viol
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
viol /ˈvʌɪəl/
▶noun a musical instrument of the Renaissance and baroque periods, typically six-stringed, held vertically and played with a bow.
– origin C15: from OFr. viele, from Provençal viola.
'viol' also found in these Oxford entries:
bass viol
- fiddle
- vielle
- viola
- viola da braccio
- viola da gamba
- viola d'amore
- violist
- violone
