Mandolin - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mandolin :  (noun)

1: a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mandolin : \Man"do*lin\, Mandoline \Man"do*line\, n. [F. mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura. See Bandore.] (Mus.) A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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