rest stroke

noun

A stroke played on a guitar or similar stringed instrument where, after plucking a string, the finger or plectrum comes to rest on the next adjacent string.

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Meanings

nounrest stroke (plural rest strokes)

plural rest strokes

  1. entertainmentA stroke played on a guitar or similar stringed instrument where, after plucking a string, the finger or plectrum comes to rest on the next adjacent string.
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APA

rest stroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20stroke

MLA

“rest stroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20stroke. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rest stroke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20stroke.

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