BOURDON


Meaning of BOURDON in English

n. Mus. 1 a low-pitched stop in an organ or harmonium. 2 the lowest bell in a peal of bells. 3 the drone pipe of a bagpipe.

[ F, = bagpipe-drone, f. Rmc, imit. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.