viol (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *viol*:
NOUN	artifact	viol	any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family

English > *viol*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	Any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family.
Narrower	viola d'amore	viol that is the tenor of the viol family
	viola da braccio	A member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola
	viola da gamba, gamba, bass viol	viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Broader	bowed stringed instrument, string	stringed instruments that are played with a bow
Spanish	viola da gamba, viola, viol
Catalan	viola d'arc, viola, viol

HyperDic: viol