(obsolete, medicine) An emetocathartic alkaloid, of uncertain composition, obtained from violets

simple past tense and past participle of violin

A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.

(transitive, intransitive) To play on, or as if on, a violin.

present participle of violin

(music) The use of a volume swell, a musical crescendo commonly associated with the electric guitar.

plural of violin / (music) the violin section of an orchestra

Of or relating to a violin or its sound.

A violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound.

(music) A violin that amplifies its sound through an attached metal resonator.