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arm], the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the alto. -- Viola da gamba Etym: [It., viol for the leg], an instrument resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the knees. It is now rarely used. -- Viola da spalla Etym: [It.,…

iolin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.

The carp; -- so called on account of its cunning. Walton.

at; to drink a dram of liquor. [Colloq.] Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles. Walton.

was her jolly whistle well ywet. Chaucer. Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles. Walton. Whistle duck (Zoöl.), the American golden-eye.

Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy. Walton.