archtop

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noun
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  • 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.

Etymology

Compound from English arch (chief, most extreme, ruler, mischievous, leader, primary, principal, main) + English top.

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top

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