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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An early form of viol, preceding the violin, the body of which was flat like that of a guitar. It had five strings, of which the two highest were usually tuned in unison.
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They divided into two classes -- the viol proper, with flat back and breast and indented sides, to which belonged the veille, videl, or as it has been called, guitar-fiddle, and the pear-shaped type, such as the gigue and rebec.
For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Aubertine Woodward Moore 1885
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