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col legno

[ koh leyn-yoh; Italian kawl le-nyaw ]

adverb

, Music.
  1. (a direction to play a stringed instrument with the back of the bow rather than the hairs) with the wood.

col legno

/ ˈkɒl ˈleɡnəʊ; ˈleɪnjəʊ /

adverb

  1. music to be played (on a stringed instrument) by striking the strings with the back of the bow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of col legno1

From Italian
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Word History and Origins

Origin of col legno1

Italian: with the wood

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