mandolin
noun
a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
mandolins
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pluralof mandolin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At other times, plucking the strings with multiple fingers, he produced a richly textured effect suggestive of two or three mandolins playing together.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Meloni said she had no intention of ditching current support for Ukraine, saying the cliched image of Italy being a lightweight nation of "spaghetti and mandolins" had to end.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2022
Arshag still has his dad’s old instruments — the ouds, bouzoukis, banjos, synths and mandolins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
Catonsville, Md., is known as “Music City” for its collection of stores selling guitars, mandolins, woodwinds and other instruments.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2019
They beat the drums and strum the mandolins while their feet tap the ground.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
