BOURDON


Meaning of BOURDON in English

/boor"dn, bawr"-, bohr"-/ , n. Music.

1. -

a. the drone pipe of a bagpipe.

b. the drone string of a stringed instrument.

2. a low-pitched tone; bass.

3. a pipe organ stop of very low pitch.

4. the bell in a carillon having the lowest pitch.

[ 1350-1400; ME 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .