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Definition of Viols

Viol
Viol Vi"ol, n. [F. viole; cf. Pr. viola, viula, Sp., Pg., & It. viola, LL. vitula; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. vitulari to celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful, perhaps originally, to sacrifice a calf (vitulus; cf. Veal). Cf. Fiddle, Vielle, 2d Viola, Violin.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings. Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or viol still, more apt for mournful things. --Milton. Note: The name is now applied as a general term to designate instruments of the violin kind, as tenor viol, bass viol, etc. 2. (Naut.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor. [Written also voyal, and voyal.] --Totten.
viol
Voyol Voy"ol, n. (Naut.) (a) See Viol, 2. (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also viol, and voyal.]

Meaning of Viols from wikipedia

- Although b**** viols superficially resemble cellos, viols are different in several respects from instruments of the violin family: the viol family has flat...
- des viols de Mazan: «Dans cette famille, on cache nos larmes et on partage nos rires»". Slate (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2025. "Procès des viols de...
- Viol@ is a 1998 Italian erotic drama film directed by Donatella Maiorca. Marta, behind the nickname "Viol@", decided to experience the thrill of virtual...
- Viöl (German pronunciation: [vi̯ˈøːl] ; Danish: Fjolde, North Frisian: Fjåål) is a muni****lity in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein...
- and the viols bear a particularly close resemblance to the violin family. However, instruments in the violin family are set apart from viols by similarities...
- lyra viol, and instruments constructed as division viols were certainly used in consorts when called upon. Traficante, F (2001). "Division viol". Grove...
- viol. The most common lyra viols had six strings, but there were also viols with four, five or seven strings. John Playford describes the lyra viol as...
- 'treble' viols (soprano range), 'tenor' viols (alto range), 'b****' viols (tenor range), and 'great b****' viols, 'violoni' and violones (b**** range). When...
- consort of viols, usually containing six: two treble, two tenor, and two b**** viols, or alternately two treble, three tenor, and one b**** viol. According...
- six-string viols), so that the lowest five strings of the six-string pardessus are the same as the highest six strings of the treble viol. The pardessus...