coll' arco

[ koh-lahr-koh; Italian kawl -ahr-kaw ]

/ koʊˈlɑr koʊ; Italian kɔl ˈɑr kɔ /

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adverb Music.

(of performance with a stringed instrument) with the bow.

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Origin of coll' arco

From Italian

Words nearby coll' arco

collar, collarbone, collar button, collar-button abscess, collar cell, coll' arco, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret

How to use coll' arco in a sentence

Coll has forged the biography of “a corporate state within the American state,” as he so aptly calls it.
Steve Coll on ExxonMobil’s Sinister Kingdom and ‘Private Empire’|Jimmy So|May 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The pneumatic action used by Willis, Cavaill-Coll and a score of other builders leaves little to be desired.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
As before stated, Cavaill-Coll and Willis worked as pioneers in perfecting and in introducing the pneumatic action.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Cavaill-Coll subsequently utilized slightly increased pressures for the trebles of his flue stops as well as for his larger reeds.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

Willis even went so far as to slot all of his Diapason pipes, and Cavaill-Coll sometimes adopted a similar practice.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The French school of reed voicing, led by Cavaill-Coll, has produced several varieties that have become celebrated.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller