sautillé

noun

A bow stroke played rapidly in the middle of the bow, one stroke per note, so that the bow bounces very slightly off the string.

OriginFrench sautillé →
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Meanings

nounsautillé (plural sautillés)

plural sautillés

  1. entertainmentA bow stroke played rapidly in the middle of the bow, one stroke per note, so that the bow bounces very slightly off the string.

Origin

  1. Frenchsautillé
  2. Englishsautillé

French sautillé

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APA

sautillé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sautill%C3%A9

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sautillé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sautill%C3%A9.

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