Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having six strings.
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Examples
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This sonata, adopted by cellists but originally written for an awkward, six-stringed bowed guitar hardly surprising it was short-lived, is tricky to bring off, too often choppy-sounding or, yes, hackneyed.
Antonio Meneses and Maria João Pires; La traviata – review 2012
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He serves up a twinkling riff on his Fender Telecaster, one of the heaviest electric guitars you can buy, swinging the instrument around like a six-stringed metaphor.
For Haggard, music is a life sentence Chris Richards 2010
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He serves up a twinkling riff on his Fender Telecaster, one of the heaviest electric guitars you can buy, swinging the instrument around like a six-stringed metaphor.
For Merle Haggard, music is a life sentence Chris Richards 2010
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Most were obviously unplayable; a few were so tempting they brought a sweat of cupidity to my brow even though I'm terrified of six-stringed instruments.
Archive 2009-07-12 Sean Craven 2009
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Most were obviously unplayable; a few were so tempting they brought a sweat of cupidity to my brow even though I'm terrified of six-stringed instruments.
In Which, With The Assistance Of Good Luck, The Oaf Gives Himself A Present Sean Craven 2009
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The storyteller mounts the platform and takes up his six-stringed lyre, and with his bold shout the audience falls silent, not daring to move a muscle.
Archive 2008-07-01 Donna Farley 2008
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The storyteller mounts the platform and takes up his six-stringed lyre, and with his bold shout the audience falls silent, not daring to move a muscle.
Getting Out of the Way Donna Farley 2008
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Not the thing that occurred to me whilst caught up in six-stringed, tri-chordal rhythm and blues.
the light dawns impetuousme 2005
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Art of Playing the Viol; six-stringed and four-stringed Viols; Martin
The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart
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The six-stringed is tuned [Notation: 6: G5X 5: G3 4: D4 3: G4 2: B4 1: D5.]
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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