'Mandolin' definitions:
Definition of 'mandolin'
(from WordNet)
noun
A stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
Definition of 'Mandolin'
From: GCIDE
- Mandolin \Man"do*lin\, Mandoline \Man"do*line\, n. [F. mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura. See Bandore.] (Mus.) A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mandolin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- archlute,
- balalaika,
- banjo,
- banjo-uke,
- banjo-ukulele,
- banjo-zither,
- banjorine,
- banjuke,
- bass guitar,
- centerhole guitar,
- concert guitar,
- Dobro guitar,
- electric guitar,
- F-hole guitar,
- guitar,
- lute,
- mando-bass,
- mando-cello,
- mandola,
- mandolute,
- mandore,
- oud,
- pandora,
- pandura,
- samisen,
- sitar,
- Spanish guitar,
- steel guitar,
- tamboura,
- theorbo,
- troubadour fiddle,
- uke,
- ukulele