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  • noun Plural form of cello.

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Examples

  • “Head Like a Hole” with violins and cellos is pretty darn cool.

    Matthew Yglesias » Covers 2007

  • We added some percussion and we added three cellos, which is very unusual.

    Big and Small Sounds from Anat Cohen 2007

  • The video also has the aforementioned po-faced metalheads playing Victorian prostitutes like cellos, which is by far the gayest metal-video misogyny I've ever seen.

    Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com 2009

  • But one would have to search far and wide for a quartet comprised only of cellos, which is how the members of the Russian-based Rastrelli Cello Quartet like it.

    OnlineAthens: Top Headlines 2008

  • With built-in speakers, the white pillows release sounds from nature combined with acoustic instruments such as cellos to provide a serenade designed to help stressed-out minds shed unpleasant thoughts.

    Tweeting Pillows Helps Soldiers Sleep | Impact Lab 2005

  • Sound with the 'cellos' pleading, passionate strain

    The Poems of Henry Van Dyke Henry Van Dyke 1892

  • Carbon fiber comes in a variety of strengths and thickness for applications ranging from manufacturing aerospace components to tennis rackets and even cellos, meaning not all forms are interchangeable.

    The Bellingham Herald: Sports News 2009

  • Carbon fiber comes in a variety of strengths and thickness for applications ranging from manufacturing aerospace components to tennis rackets and even cellos, meaning not all forms are interchangeable.

    Newsmax - Inside Cover 2009

  • Carbon fiber comes in a variety of strengths and thickness for applications ranging from manufacturing aerospace components to tennis rackets and even cellos, meaning not all forms are interchangeable.

    unknown title 2009

  • Grim Luck! showcased its ability to be varied and experimental by bringing in new instruments not often seen in the music scene such as cellos, accordions and violins.

    The Daily Aztec RSS 2009

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