arco

[ ahr-koh ]

/ ˈɑr koʊ /

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adverb Music.

(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.

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Origin of arco

1730–40; <Italian: bow <Latin arcus.See arc

Words nearby arco

arcked, arc lamp, arc light, ARCM, arcmin, arco, Arc of Lowitz, arcograph, arcology, arcosolium, A.R.C.S.

How to use arco in a sentence

Under the Arco Oscuro the country loomed in sight; the first trees were visible beyond the walls.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
Arco, a town of Tyrol, near Lake Garda, a favourite winter resort of invalids.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The illustration gives a view of the tower seen through the Arco di S. Guiseppe.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
It was a difficult country around Arco, one that lent itself to secrecy.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote

The staple topic of conversation at Arco was one very common in the far west, when a tenderfoot is of the company.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote