Look up: rebec

1. Rebec
   Re'bec (rē'bĕk) noun [ French, from Italian ribeca , ribeba , from Arabic rabāb a musical instrument of a round form.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, hav...
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2. rebec
   1. An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow. ... Alternative forms: rebeck] 'He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note.' (Drayton) ... 2. A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. ... Origin: F, fr. It. Ribeca, ribeba, fr. Ar....
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3. Rebec
   • (n.) An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow. • (n.) A contemptuous term applied to an old woman.
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4. rebec
   bowed, stringed musical instrument of European medieval and early Renaissance music. It was originally called a rubebe, developed about the 11th ... [3 related articles]
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5. Rebec
   The Rebec is an obsolete form of stringed musical instrument of Middle Eastern origin which was popular during the Middle Ages. It was the precursor of the viol, was shaped somewhat like a mandolin, had three gut strings and was played with a bow. Henry VIII included the instrument in his state band...
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6. rebec
   rebec (rē'bek) , one of the earliest forms of the violin. It was pear-shaped, had from three to five strings, and possessed a strident tone. Its use, which began in the 13th cent., was to play melodies of popular songs and dance music, accompanied by percussion. The rebec, prevalent in Eur...
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7. Rebec
   mediaeval bowed instrument with three strings, and a bowl backed body carved from solid wood.
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8. Rebec
   The `rebec` (sometimes `rebeck`, and originally various other spellings, pronounced or ) is a bowed string musical instrument. In its most common form, it has a narrowboat-shaped body and three strings and is played on the arm or under the chin, like a violin. Origins : The rebec dates back to the M...
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