VIOLINIST Vi`o*lin"ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. violiniste, violoniste, It. violonista.]
Defn: A player on the violin.
VIOLIST
Vi"ol*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. violiste.]
Defn: A player on the viol.
VIOLONCELLIST Vi`o*lon*cel"list, n. Etym: [Cf. F. violoncelliste, It. violoncellista.]
Defn: A player on the violoncello.
VIOLONCELLO Vi`o*lon*cel"lo, n. Etym: [It. violoncello, dim. of violone a bass viol. See Violone.] (Mus.)
Defn: A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.
VIOLONE
Vi`o*lo"ne, n. Etym: [It. violone, augment. of viola a viol. See
Viol.] (Mus.)
Defn: The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; — called also double bass. [Written also violono.]