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division viol

noun

division viol

noun

Etymology division (florid instrumental variations of a melody) + viol (a type of viola da gamba)

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A type of bass viol with the ability to be tuned in a very broad range, originating in the performance of divisions in 17th century English.

Derived terms
division-violist

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.