archetier
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archetier
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Borrowed from French archetier.
noun archetiers
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One who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family.
Yielding inexpensive means whereby his preternatural gifts could be awakened, puncheon strips were later put aside for that most desirable of all bow woods—pernambuco. It was about 1775 that fate ordained young Tourte to see what other archetiers had done, and then proceed to do it better.
Similar: bow maker
Translations
Talk about this word "archetier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/archetier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. archetier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/archetier "archetier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/archetier.Cite this
@misc{archetier_2026,
title = {archetier},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archetier},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
