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double stop

1

noun

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

double-stop

2

[ duhb-uhl-stop ]

verb (used with object)

, dou·ble-stopped, dou·ble-stop·ping.
  1. to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).

verb (used without object)

, dou·ble-stopped, dou·ble-stop·ping.
  1. to play a double stop.

double-stop

verb

  1. to play (two notes or parts) simultaneously on a violin or related instrument by drawing the bow over two strings

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Word History and Origins

Origin of double stop1

First recorded in 1875–80

Origin of double stop2

First recorded in 1875–80

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