sound hole

noun

an opening in the soundboard of a musical stringed instrument, as a violin or lute, for increasing the soundboard's capacity for vibration.

Origin of sound hole

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby sound hole

sound check, sound effect, sounder, sound film, sound head, sound hole, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead, sounding line

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Example sentences from the Web for sound hole

The build is higher, and the sound-hole German in character; the varnish is very dark.
The Violin|George Hart
Particularly is this the case in the form of the sound-hole and scroll.
The Violin|George Hart
His sound-hole cannot be considered an effective one, and is not in keeping with the work.
The Violin|George Hart
Old-fashioned shape, having several incurvations at the sides, and a sound-hole with a rose in the middle of the belly.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel

There remained, after all Stainer's changes, the German sound-hole and extra arching, &c.
The Violin|George Hart

British Dictionary definitions for sound hole

sound hole

noun

any of variously shaped apertures in the sounding board of certain stringed instruments, such as the `f' shaped holes of a violin

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单词	sound hole
释义	sound hole noun an opening in the soundboard of a musical stringed instrument, as a violin or lute, for increasing the soundboard's capacity for vibration. Origin of sound hole First recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby sound hole sound check, sound effect, sounder, sound film, sound head, sound hole, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead, sounding line Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sound hole The build is higher, and the sound-hole German in character; the varnish is very dark. The Violin\|George Hart Particularly is this the case in the form of the sound-hole and scroll. The Violin\|George Hart His sound-hole cannot be considered an effective one, and is not in keeping with the work. The Violin\|George Hart Old-fashioned shape, having several incurvations at the sides, and a sound-hole with a rose in the middle of the belly. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)\|Carl Engel There remained, after all Stainer's changes, the German sound-hole and extra arching, &c. The Violin\|George Hart British Dictionary definitions for sound hole sound hole noun any of variously shaped apertures in the sounding board of certain stringed instruments, such as the `f' shaped holes of a violin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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