Fingerboard

[A.S.] ( Mus.) The black board attached to the necks of instruments of the viol cla , on which the strings are pre ed by the fingers for the purpose of adjusting their lengths so as to produce the different sounds. The whole of the keys, both black and white, of a piano or organ are also so called. Fin'ger-bowl, n. Same as FINGER-GLASS, 9. v. Fin'gered, p. a. Having fingers, or parts like fingers. ( Bot .) Digitate. (Mus.) Touched or played on, as an instrument.Marked with figures showing the fingers to be touched Formed by pre ing the fingers on a string, as a note. IMG:content-0154.png:[graphic] Fig . 1016.- DOORWAY IN DECORATED GOTHIC STYLE. (From Crick, England; 14th century.)