He sayd that yᵉ ground opened, and he was brought into strange places underground, where they used musicall Instruments, violls, and Lutes, such (he sayd) as Mr. Thomas did play on.
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Viol
//ˈvaɪ.əl//
Synonyms for "viol" (24 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (12)
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5 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- viola de gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Danish
1 entries- viola da gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Dutch
1 entries- viola da gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Finnish
1 entries- viola da gamba noun (stringed instrument)
French
1 entries- viole de gambe noun (stringed instrument)
Georgian
2 entries- ალტი noun (stringed instrument)
- ვიოლა noun (stringed instrument)
German
3 entries- Gambe noun (stringed instrument)
- Kniegeige noun (stringed instrument)
- Viola da Gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Hungarian
2 entries- gamba noun (stringed instrument)
- viola da gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Icelandic
1 entries- gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Irish
1 entries- vióla da gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Portuguese
1 entries- viola da gamba noun (stringed instrument)
Russian
1 entries- вио́ла noun (stringed instrument)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
“Keep your gold for those who lack it, mistress,” said Henry, “and do not offer to honest hands the money that is won by violing, and tabouring, and toetripping, and perhaps worse pastimes.
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Through snowy woods and shady / We went to play a tune / To the lonely manor-lady / By the light of the Christmas moon. / We violed till, upward glancing / To where a mirror leaned, / It showed her airily dancing […]
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