sound hole

noun

an opening in the soundboard of a musical stringed instrument, as a violin or lute, for increasing the soundboard's capacity for vibration.

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Origin of sound hole

First recorded in 1605–15

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The build is higher, and the sound-hole German in character; the varnish is very dark.
The Violin|George Hart
Particularly is this the case in the form of the sound-hole and scroll.
The Violin|George Hart
His sound-hole cannot be considered an effective one, and is not in keeping with the work.
The Violin|George Hart
Old-fashioned shape, having several incurvations at the sides, and a sound-hole with a rose in the middle of the belly.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel

There remained, after all Stainer's changes, the German sound-hole and extra arching, &c.
The Violin|George Hart

British Dictionary definitions for sound hole

sound hole

noun

any of variously shaped apertures in the sounding board of certain stringed instruments, such as the `f' shaped holes of a violin

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