Any one of the curved strips of wood forming the arched back of a lute; (also) one of the side pieces connecting the back and belly of a violin…

Any of various ornamental or practical devices, frequently of a circular or radial design, likened to… A circular ornamental device inserted in…

Music. (See quots. 1883 1888.)

A small peg of wood fixed beneath the bridge of a violin or similar instrument, serving as a support for the belly and as a connecting part…

The inlaid bordering or decorative edging of a violin, etc.; = purfling, n. 1d.

An oblong piece of wood fixed lengthwise within the belly of various musical instruments of the violin type, to strengthen it against the pressure…

The inlaid border or marginal decoration with which the back or belly of a stringed instrument, esp. a violin, is sometimes finished.

= sound-post, n.

The angular projections (or projection) on each side of a violin or other similar stringed instrument. Also corner-block.

The inward curve of a rib in a violin or similar instrument, by which the waist is formed.