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Definition of Viol

Viol
Viol Vi"ol, n. [F. viole; cf. Pr. viola, viula, Sp., Pg., & It. viola, LL. vitula; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. vitulari to celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful, perhaps originally, to sacrifice a calf (vitulus; cf. Veal). Cf. Fiddle, Vielle, 2d Viola, Violin.] 1. (Mus.) 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. Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or viol still, more apt for mournful things. --Milton. Note: The name is now applied as a general term to designate instruments of the violin kind, as tenor viol, bass viol, etc. 2. (Naut.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor. [Written also voyal, and voyal.] --Totten.
viol
Voyol Voy"ol, n. (Naut.) (a) See Viol, 2. (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also viol, and voyal.]

Meaning of Viol from wikipedia

- The viola da gamba, or viol, or informally gamba, is a bowed and fretted string instrument that is pla**** da gamba (on the leg; Italian: [ˈvjɔːla da (ɡ)ˈɡamba])...
- Viöl (German pronunciation: [vi̯ˈøːl] ; Danish: Fjolde, North Frisian: Fjåål) is a muni****lity in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein...
- The GuitarViol is a modern Arpeggione (or bowed guitar) built by guitarist and luthier Jonathan Eric Wilson. It has six strings tuned in E2–A2–D3–G3–B3–E4...
- Viol@ is a 1998 Italian erotic drama film directed by Donatella Maiorca. Marta, behind the nickname "Viol@", decided to experience the thrill of virtual...
- instruments was viole da braccio which was used to distinguish them from the viol family (viole da gamba). The standard modern violin family consists of the...
- Violès (French pronunciation: [vjɔlɛs]; Occitan: Viaulés) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern...
- The lyra viol is a small b**** viol, used primarily in England in the seventeenth century. Described as "the smallest of the b**** viols", one should consider...
- The division viol is an English type of b**** viol, which was originally po****r in the mid-17th century, but is currently experiencing a renaissance of...
- violin Tenor violin Alto viol (alto viola da gamba) B**** viol (b**** viola da gamba) Tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba) Treble viol (treble viola da gamba)...
- Nina Violić (born 15 March 1972) is a Croatian actress. Violić graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1994. She has appeared in more than...