"Bratsche" is a word in ENGLISH

The viola di gamba, now entirely disused.

To entice, to corrupt, and, when used of a woman, to seduce, origl-nally, the term had a limited signification, meaning …

A viola da gamba.

A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.

A species of violet (Viola tricolor); -- called also pansy.

A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a violet.

A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large …

The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the tenor viol or viola.

An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass.

A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.

A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the pansy (Viola tricolor), and decomposing into glucose and quercitrin.

Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the …

A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and …

A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving …