sound hole
- 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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How characteristic the scroll and the sound-hole of each several maker!
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How graceful is the turn of the sound-hole at both the upper and lower sections!
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The points of failure in these imitations may be cited as the scroll and sound-hole.
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Particularly is this the case in the form of the sound-hole and scroll.
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His sound-hole cannot be considered an effective one, and is not in keeping with the work.
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sound hole
- 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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