plural of viola di bordone

(music) A stringed instrument of the viol family, a variant of the octobass distinguished by its extreme size -- at more than ten feet all, it must be performed by a person on a platform.

plural of triple contrabass viol

Violence committed by one member of a family or household against another where the abuser is considered weaker than the victim.

Violence between members of a household, such as spouses.

Extreme force. / Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering. / Widespread fighting. / (figuratively) Injustice, wrong. / (obsolete) ravishment; rape; violation

(nonstandard) To subject to violence.

(obsolete) An assailant.

Involving extreme force or motion. / Involving physical conflict. / Likely to use physical force. / Intensely vivid. / Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.

(transitive, archaic) To urge with violence.