sound hole
noun
: an opening in the top surface of a stringed instrument (such as a violin) to enhance vibration and resonance see violin illustration
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But the acoustic guitar of the kind that sits alongside Frisell on the couch—smallish body, light spruce top, round sound hole, dark-wood neck and sides—is a world-changing instrument in its own right.
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Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
One of her eyes replaces the instrument’s sound hole — as if to suggest the possibility of a perception synthesized and expanded by love.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Erlewine carefully rubs the gouges in the wood that run parallel to the strings between the bridge and the sound hole, a sign of the force with which Willie plays.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 20 Nov. 2021
The mottled area just above the sound hole shows the effects of fifty coats of lacquer applied over 35 years.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 20 Nov. 2021
The air bounces off the stiff wooden back and sides and bursts out of the sound hole: a musical note.
—New York Times, 28 Nov. 2020
Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
One of her eyes replaces the instrument’s sound hole — as if to suggest the possibility of a perception synthesized and expanded by love.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Erlewine carefully rubs the gouges in the wood that run parallel to the strings between the bridge and the sound hole, a sign of the force with which Willie plays.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 20 Nov. 2021
The mottled area just above the sound hole shows the effects of fifty coats of lacquer applied over 35 years.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 20 Nov. 2021
The air bounces off the stiff wooden back and sides and bursts out of the sound hole: a musical note.
—New York Times, 28 Nov. 2020
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First Known Use
1611, in the meaning defined above
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