chinrest

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chinrest

/ˈt͡ʃɪnˌɹɛst/ US

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From chin + rest.

noun chinrests · chin-rest · chin rest

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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noun instrument accessory

한국어	턱받침 teokbatchim
Français	mentonnière
Italiano	mentoniera

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@misc{chinrest_2026,
  title = {chinrest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chinrest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}