spiccato

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He cannot play spiccato or any of the 'bouncing' bowings, including various forms of arpeggios, with a poor stick DRAWING A LONG BOW When I say that the student should 'draw a long bow,'" continued Mr. Severn with a smile, "I do not say so at a venture.

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  1. noun A technique of bowing in which the bow is made to bounce slightly from the string.
  2. adjective Of or employing spiccato.

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  1. Italian, past participle of spiccare, to separate : s-, from; see sfumato + piccare, to pierce, impale (from Vulgar Latin *piccāre; see pick1).

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  1. Italian, past participle of spiccare, detach, divide.
 

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/spɪkˈkɑtə/
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