Noun
(music) A stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
(music) A violin made by another manufacturer, named to capitalise on the fame of the instruments made by Antonio Stradivari.
Synonym: Strad (informal)
(figuratively) A name invoked as a standard of excellence in unrelated fields.
A Bath boat is the Stradivarius of destroyers!
Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla. Jim Bishop
You can give him a ukulele and he can make it sound like a Stradivarius. Bob Ezrin
If you have a Stradivarius and nobody to play it, it's just a Stradivarius. Or is it even that? It's nothing. Peabo Bryson
Adele Anthony, 1728 Milanollo Stradivarius: Since her triumph at Denmark’s 1996 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, Adele Anthony’s career has spanned North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Source: Internet
De Ann Letourneau will be a small footnote in the history of the Earl Falmouth Stradivarius when she plays it this weekend. Source: Internet
Stradivarius with Frankie Dettori on board pulled off a third successive Gold Cup victory at Royal Ascot on Thursday. Source: Internet