chinrest

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US/ˈt͡ʃɪnˌɹɛst/

noun

A shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to the body of a violin or viola to aid in the positioning of the player's chin against on the instrument.

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Meanings

nounchinrest (plural chinrests)

plural chinrests · alternative chin-rest · alternative chin rest

  1. artsA shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to the body of a violin or viola to aid in the positioning of the player's chin against on the instrument.

Origin

From chin + rest.

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Translations

Dutch kinstuk
  • kinstukinstrument accessory
Finnish leukatuki
  • leukatukiinstrument accessory
French mentonnière
  • mentonnièreinstrument accessory
Italian mentoniera
  • mentonierainstrument accessory
Korean 턱받침
  • 턱받침 (teokbatchim)instrument accessory

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chinrest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinrest

MLA

“chinrest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinrest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chinrest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinrest.

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