fingerboard

American  

[fing-ger-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.

2. keyboard.

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fingerboard British  

/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌbɔːd /

noun

1. the long strip of hard wood on a violin, guitar, or related stringed instrument upon which the strings are stopped by the fingers

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Etymology

Origin of fingerboard

First recorded in 1665–75; finger + board

Example Sentences

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From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

He held an ornate light-colored rubab, his fingers flitting across the fingerboard, his face moving as a ventriloquist would, as if he were channeling his voice through the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2021

Breaking: Wellington man pulls off most complicated fingerboard trick ever using giant hand and helicopter.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019

“It’s about practice. I know where the sounds are on the fiddle. I know the notes on the fingerboard and the scales and all that,” he said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2017

Its fingerboard is molasses and its neck is honey.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper