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Stradivarius|strædɪˈvɛərɪəs|
Also Straduarius |strædjuːˈɛərɪəs|.
[a. L. Stradivarius, Straduarius, latinized forms of the name of Antonio Stradivari, a noted Italian maker of stringed instruments in the 17th c.]
A violin or other stringed instrument made by Stradivari or his pupils. Also attrib.
1833T. Fardely tr. Otto's Treat. Violin 33 One of his [Amati's] Violins, in good condition, is almost preferable to a Stradiuarius. 1865Dickens Mut. Fr. iii. xiii, He had a Straduarius violin to dispose of. 1874J. W. Boddam-Whetham Western Wand. 185 One of the orchestra lost a Straduarius violin worth 1,400 dollars. 1887Conan Doyle Study in Scarlet (1892) 38 My companion prattled away about..the difference between a Stradivarius and an Amati. |
