Word of the Day:
theorbo
What It Means
A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.
Theorbo in Context
“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.””
Did You Know?
From Italian tiorba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه (torba).
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