double stop

¹

noun

, Music.

1. two or more notes bowed simultaneously on a stringed instrument, as the violin.

double-stop

²

[ duhb-uhl-stop ]

verb (used with object)

, dou·ble-stopped, dou·ble-stop·ping.

1. to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).

verb (used without object)

, dou·ble-stopped, dou·ble-stop·ping.

1. to play a double stop.

double-stop

verb

1. to play (two notes or parts) simultaneously on a violin or related instrument by drawing the bow over two strings

Word History and Origins

Origin of double stop¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Origin of double stop²

First recorded in 1875–80