Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 149

Le luthier de Crémone et Le trésor, 1920

23 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1VOCABULARY
3Note: The references are to the numbered lines, the stage directions being regarded as belonging to the line preceding or including them. References to Le Trésor are distinguished by a T. The abbreviations used are e.g., for instance, f., feminine, i.e., that is, m., masculine, and pl., plural. Plurals of nouns and adjectives where not formed by adding s are given in full. The feminine of adjectives is either indicated by -e or given in full. Irregular or peculiar feminine, plural, and verbal forms are given in their alphabetical place except where this is immediately next to the word to which they would be referred. Idiomatic phrases will be found under the first noun, adjective, or verb in them and only occasionally elsewhere. Quotation marks imply that the rendering is colloquial or of the sense only.
5a, see avoir.
6à, at, to, in, on, of, for, from, after, by, with, before, belonging to, in the fashion of; to show limitation, e.g. étui — violon, violin-case; panier — bouteilles, bottle-basket.
7abandonner, abandon, desert.
8abbé, m., and l’—, "his reverence," "your reverence," abbé; title of any man in ecclesiastical dress. one of two readings
9abbé, m., and l'—, "his reverence," "your reverence," abbé; title of any man in ecclesiastical dress. one of two readings
10abondamment, "with gushing tears," 412.
12abord: d’—, at first, in the first place, to begin with, T. 432. one of two readings
13abord: d'—, at first, in the first place, to begin with, T. 432. one of two readings
14absolu, -e, absolute.
15absorbé, -e, absorbed.
16accabler, overwhelm.
17accent, m., accent, tone.
18accepter, accept.
19accompagner, accompany.
20accompli, -e, accomplished, done.
21accorder: nous —, come to an understanding with one another; s’accorde, is being tuned, 492. one of two readings
22accorder: nous —, come to an understanding with one another; s'accorde, is being tuned, 492. one of two readings

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.