double-stop
double stop
noun Music.
two or more notes bowed simultaneously on a stringed instrument, as the violin.
Origin:
1875–80
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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