archtop

English

Etymology

From arch +‎ top.

Noun

archtop (plural archtops)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• archtop guitar

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• 2012. Technology of the Guitar. Richard Mark French. Pg. 15.

Anagrams

• Caphtor, Toparch, toparch