fingerboard

American  

[fing-ger-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.

2. keyboard.

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fingerboard British  

/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌbɔːd /

noun

1. the long strip of hard wood on a violin, guitar, or related stringed instrument upon which the strings are stopped by the fingers

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Etymology

Origin of fingerboard

First recorded in 1665–75; finger + board

Example Sentences

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fingerboard

He held an ornate light-colored rubab, his fingers flitting across the fingerboard, his face moving as a ventriloquist would, as if he were channeling his voice through the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2021

Breaking: Wellington man pulls off most complicated fingerboard trick ever using giant hand and helicopter.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2019

It lolled inside a glass case on a bed of hot pink velvet, its maple body topped with Mickey Mouse ears and a dotted rosewood fingerboard.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2018

“It’s about practice. I know where the sounds are on the fiddle. I know the notes on the fingerboard and the scales and all that,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2017

I stand a little to the back of Lev's shoulder and hold the fingerboard.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper