double-stop

double stop

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

Origin:
1875–80

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dou·ble-stop

[duhb-uhl-stop] verb, dou·ble-stopped, dou·ble-stop·ping. Music.
verb (used with object)
1.
to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).
verb (used without object)
2.
to play a double stop.

Origin:
1875–80

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double-stop
 
vb , -stops, -stopping, -stopped
to play (two notes or parts) simultaneously on a violin or related instrument by drawing the bow over two strings

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