Definition of Mandola

1. Noun. An early type of mandolin.

Generic synonyms: Mandolin

Definition of Mandola

1. n. An instrument closely resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.

Definition of Mandola

1. Noun. (musical instruments) A stringed musical instrument larger than a mandolin ¹

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Definition of Mandola

1. an ancient lute [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mandola

mandingos
mandioc
mandioca
mandiocas
mandiocs
mandir
mandira
mandiras
mandirs
mandlen
mandlestone
mandlestones
mandment
mandments
mandocello
mandola (current term)
mandolas
mandolin
mandoline
mandolines
mandolinist
mandolinists
mandolinlike
mandolins
mandom
mandoms
mandopop
mandor
mandora
mandoras

Literary usage of Mandola

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1831)
"They are superior to most of the African tribes in civilization. mandola ... The Italian name is mandola, mandora. It has four strings, belongs to the lute ..."

2. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1851)
"They are superior to most of the African tribes in civilization. mandola, or MANDOLINE ; an instrument, the name of which is much more musical than its ..."

3. The Companion by Leigh Hunt (1828)
"... tu Su la mandola la ... my beauty, my queeny, Shall sing me a little, and play to me too On the mandola, ..."

4. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Musical Instruments in the South Kensington by Carl Engel (1874)
"In fadt, the mandola is exactly like the mandolino in ... The tone of the mandola here exhibited is very fine, ..."

5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Same as mandola. mandorla (man-d^'lä), «. [It.] 1. In decorative art. a space, opening, panel, or tne like, of an oval shape ; also, a work of art filling ..."

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