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mandolin
[ man-dl-in, man-dl-in ]
noun
- a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
mandolin
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noun
- a plucked stringed instrument related to the lute, having four pairs of strings tuned in ascending fifths stretched over a small light body with a fretted fingerboard. It is usually played with a plectrum, long notes being sustained by the tremolo
- a vegetable slicer consisting of a flat stainless-steel frame with adjustable cutting blades
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³¾²¹²Ô»å´Çˈ±ô¾±²Ô¾±²õ³Ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹²Ôd´Ç·±ô¾±²Ôi²õ³Ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mandolin1
Example Sentences
It opens with a gently strummed mandolin, and a story about the terror and euphoria of being so partied-out you can't remember the night before.
He started off on the guitar, then moved onto the mandolin, and is now trying to learn the fiddle, all "just for enjoyment".
Take “Time on My Hands,†for instance, in which Starr contributes a heartbreaking vocal about the fleeting nature of human experience, or “Come Back,†wherein Ringo contemplates loneliness with fiddle and mandolin accompaniment.
Stipe now enunciated his lyrics, which shaded into social commentary, while the arrangements drew from a palette that included string sections, mandolins and an increasing reliance on Mills’ textured keyboard parts.
However, Nickel Creek consists of four truly exceptional musicians, and three of them are singing complex harmonies while shredding on mandolin, violin and guitar, respectively.
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