The difference between Cello and Tailgut

When used as nouns, cello means a large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest c-g-d-a, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight, whereas tailgut means a cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.


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  1. Cello as a noun (musical instruments):

    A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight.

  1. Cello as a noun:

    cellophane

  1. Tailgut as a noun (music, lutherie):

    A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.

  2. Tailgut as a noun (anatomy):

    The portion of the gut beyond the anus.