theorbo
an obsolete bass lute with two sets of strings attached to separate peg boxes, one above the other, on the neck.
Origin of theorbo
1Other words from theorbo
- the·or·bist, noun
Words Nearby theorbo
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How to use theorbo in a sentence
At noon played on my theorbo, and much pleased therewith; it is now altered with a new neck.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysShe was aught drawing, singing, and to play on the theorbo; had learning, and wrote very agreeable verses.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauSome gust from brave Elizabethan times must have warmed his spirit, as he sat tuning his sublime theorbo.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books | Robert Louis StevensonThe largest member of the ancient lute family—the bass lute or theorbo—has been identified with the barbiton.
It was a kind of theorbo or bass-lute, but with one neck only, bent back at right angles to form the head.
British Dictionary definitions for theorbo
/ (θɪˈɔːbəʊ) /
music an obsolete form of the lute, having two necks, one above the other, the second neck carrying a set of unstopped sympathetic bass strings
Origin of theorbo
1Derived forms of theorbo
- theorbist, noun
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