archtop

noun

Etymology

From arch + top.

  1. inherited from *tuppaz — “braid, pigtail, end
  2. inherited from *topp
  3. inherited from topp — “top, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; (spinning) top, ball; a tuft or ball at the highest point of anything
  4. inherited from top
  5. compounded as archtop — “arch + top

Definitions

  1. A style of large steel-stringed guitar having an arched belly, a neck at a slight angle…

    A style of large steel-stringed guitar having an arched belly, a neck at a slight angle to the body and a fretboard elevated above the soundboard.

The neighborhood

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