/skawr'deuh toor"euh/ ; It. /skawrdd'dah tooh"rddah/ , n. , pl. scordature /-toor"ay/ ; It. /-tooh"rdde/ , scordaturas . Music.
the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
[ 1875-80; scordat ( o ), ptp. of scordare to be out of tune ( discordare; see DISCORD) + -ura n. suffix ]