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Webster 1913 Edition

Sounding-board

Sound′ing-boardˊ

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Noun.
1.
(Mus.)
A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments.
2.
A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker’s voice.
3.
pl.
See
Sound boarding
, under
Sound
, a noise.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sounding-board

SOUND'ING-BOARD

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Noun.
A board or structure with a flat surface, suspended over a pulpit to prevent the sound of the preacher's voice from ascending, and thus propagating it further in a horizontal direction. [Used in American churches.]

Definition 2024

sounding-board

sounding-board

English

Noun

sounding-board ‎(plural sounding-boards)

  1. Alternative spelling of sounding board

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