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archtop

archtop noun: a style of large steel-stringed guitar having an arched belly, a neck at a slight angle to the body and a fretboard elevated above the soundboard.

Noun

archtop (plural archtops)

  1. A style of large steel-stringed guitar having an arched belly, a neck at a slight angle to the body and a fretboard elevated above the soundboard.
    Synonyms:
    archtop guitar

Synonyms of archtop

Forms of archtop

pluralarchtops

Origin of archtop

From arch + top.

Questions about archtop

What does archtop mean?
Archtop means a style of large steel-stringed guitar having an arched belly, a neck at a slight angle to the body and a fretboard elevated above the soundboard.
What part of speech is archtop?
Archtop is a noun.
What is the plural of archtop?
The plural of archtop is archtops.

Words near archtop in the dictionary

  1. archstone
  2. archstones
  3. archt
  4. archt.
  5. archterrorist
  6. archtop
  7. archtops
  8. archtraitor
  9. archtraitors
  10. archtreasurer
  11. archtreasurers

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