Theorbo
//θiˈɔɹ.boʊ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.
"So when they said yea to this, he called to him his player on the theorbo and his player on the hautboy, and commanded them saying, “Play me a solemn music.”"
Example
More examples"So when they said yea to this, he called to him his player on the theorbo and his player on the hautboy, and commanded them saying, “Play me a solemn music.”"
Etymology
From Italian tiorba, from Turkish torba.
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