violin bow

• Varilla fina y ligeramente curvada con crin de caballo tensada entre sus extremos, que se utiliza para tocar instrumentos de cuerda como el violín, frotándola contra las cuerdas.

A thin, slightly curved stick with horsehair stretched between its ends, used to play string instruments like the violin by drawing it across the strings.

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   A long, thin stick with horsehair stretched between its ends, used to play the violin by drawing it across the strings.

   arco de violín

   • The violinist tightened the violin bow before the concert.
   • He carefully applied rosin to the violin bow.
   • A good violin bow can greatly improve the sound quality.