mandolin

3 definitions found

mandolin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mandolin \Man"do*lin\, Mandoline \Man"do*line\, n. [F.
     mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura.
     See Bandore.] (Mus.)
     A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the
     lute.
     [1913 Webster]

mandolin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mandolin
      n 1: a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played
           with a plectrum

mandolin - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "mandolin":
     Dobro guitar, F-hole guitar, Spanish guitar, archlute, balalaika,
     banjo, banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjorine, banjuke,
     bass guitar, centerhole guitar, concert guitar, electric guitar,
     guitar, lute, mando-bass, mando-cello, mandola, mandolute, mandore,
     oud, pandora, pandura, samisen, sitar, steel guitar, tamboura,
     theorbo, troubadour fiddle, uke, ukulele