bourdon

(bo̵ordən)

noun

the drone of a bagpipe

Origin: Fr < ML burdo, drone (bee), wind instrument: see burden

See bourdon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The drone pipe of a bagpipe.
  2. The bass string, as of a violin.
  3. An organ stop, commonly of the 16-foot pipes, medium in scale but with dark timbre.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English burdoun, bass

Origin: , from Old French bourdon

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