lira da braccio

 [leer-uh duh brah-choh, -chee-oh; It. lee-rah dah braht-chaw]  

li·ra da brac·cio

   [leer-uh duh brah-choh, -chee-oh; It. lee-rah dah braht-chaw]
noun, plural li·ras da brac·cio, Italian li·re da brac·cio  [lee-re dah braht-chaw] .
a many-stringed musical instrument of the 15th and 16th centuries, played with a bow and used for polyphonic improvisation.
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Origin:
< Italian: lyre for the arm
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