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theorbos

theorbos is the plural of theorbo.

Meaning of theorbo

Noun

theorbo (plural theorbos or theorboes)

  1. A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.
    • So when they said yea to this, he called to him his player on the theorbo and his player on the hautboy, and commanded them saying, “Play me a solemn music.”1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 31
    Synonyms:
    chitarrone

Questions about theorbos

What is theorbos the plural of?
Theorbos is the plural of theorbo.

Words near theorbos in the dictionary

  1. theorbists
  2. theorbo
  3. theorboes
  4. theorboist
  5. theorboists
  6. theorbos
  7. theoredoxin
  8. theorem
  9. theorem of Pythagoras
  10. theorematic
  11. theorematical

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