Noah Webster
Violoncello
VIOLONCEL'LO, noun A stringed instrument of music; a base viol of four strings, or a little base violin with long large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the base violin.
VIOLONCEL'LO, noun A stringed instrument of music; a base viol of four strings, or a little base violin with long large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the base violin.