English

Noun

archlute ‎(plural archlutes)

1. (music) A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.

Derived terms

• archlutist

Synonyms

• arciliuto
• arch-lute, archilute (obsolete)

Hyponyms

• liuti attiorbati (a small version of the standard archlute)

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• 1904. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 1. "Archlute". Edited by Sir George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland.
• 2004. Francesca Caccini's Il primo libro delle musiche of 1618. Francesca Caccini.