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Webster 1913 Edition
Violin
Viˊo-lin′
,Noun.
(Mus.)
A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.
☞ The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones, and in the orchestra it is the leading and most important instrument.
Webster 1828 Edition
Violin
VI'OLIN
,Noun.
A musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle; one of the most perfect and most powerful instruments that has been invented.