Definition of Strad

1. Noun. A violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family.

Exact synonyms: Stradavarius
Generic synonyms: Fiddle, Violin

Definition of Strad

1. Noun. (informal) A Stradivarius violin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Strad

1. a Stradivarius violin [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strad

Stoner
Stonewall
Stonewall Jackson
Stopes
Stoppard
Stoppardian
Storeria
Storeria occipitamaculata
Storm Troops
Stornoway
Stott
Stowe
Strabo
Strachey
Strad
Stradavarius
Stradivari
Stradivarius
Strads
Strait of Bonifacio
Strait of Calais
Strait of Dover
Strait of Georgia
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Kerch
Strait of Magellan
Strait of Malacca

Literary usage of Strad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Varnishes of the Italian Violin-makers of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth and by George Fry (1904)
"Alard strad. Violin 1715 „ 90 25 April, 1902. It will be also remembered that M. de Try described a varnish on a strad. violoncello of 1725, ..."

2. The Solitary of Juan Fernandez: Or, The Real Robinson Crusoe by M. Xavier (1851)
"News of strad- ling. — Confidences. —End of the History of the real Robinson Crusoe. — Nebuchadnezzar. ..."

3. The Solitary of Juan Fernandez: Or, The Real Robinson Crusoe by Xavier (1851)
"News of strad- ling. — Confidences. — End of the History of the real Robinson Crusoe. — Nebuchadnezzar. ON the 1st of February, 1709, an English vessel, ..."

4. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart (1875)
"A STOLEN " strad." It has often been remarked that to steal a valuable Violin is as hazardous as to steal a child ; its identity is equally impregnable ..."

5. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators by George Hart (1875)
"A STOLEN "strad." It has often been remarked that to steal a valuable Violin is as hazardous as to steal a child ; its identity is equally impregnable, ..."

6. The Fiddle Fancier's Guide: A Manual of Information Regarding Violins by James M. Fleming (1892)
"THE strad. Every number contains beautifully engraved portraits on plate paper ... THE strad contains articles of special interest to Violinists by the best ..."

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