quinton

noun

quin·​ton

kaⁿtōⁿ

plural quintons

-(z)

1

: pardessus de viole

2

: an 18th-century instrument resembling the violin but with sloping shoulders, a fretted fingerboard, and five strings

Word History

Etymology

French, from quint fifth, from Middle French

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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