archetier
archetier noun: one who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family.
Noun
archetier (plural archetiers)
- One who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family.
- Yielding inexpensive means whereby his preternatural gifts could be awakened, puncheon strips were later put aside for that most desirable of all bow woods—pernambuco. It was about 1775 that fate ordained young Tourte to see what other archetiers had done, and then proceed to do it better.1965, Music Journal - Volume 23, page 45
- Nowadays, the craft of the 'archetier', or bow maker, is entirely separated from that of the 'luthier', or instrument maker.1999, Robin Stowell, The Cambridge Companion to the Cello, →ISBN, page 28
- Synonyms:
- bow maker
archetier meaning in Arabic
archetier in Arabic
- one who makes bows
- قَوَّاس qawwās
Synonyms of archetier
Forms of archetier
| plural | archetiers |
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Origin of archetier
Borrowed from French archetier.
Questions about archetier
- What does archetier mean?
- Archetier means one who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family.
- What is archetier in Arabic?
- Archetier in Arabic is قَوَّاس (qawwās). See Archetier meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is archetier?
- Archetier is a noun.
- What is the plural of archetier?
- The plural of archetier is archetiers.
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