bourdon
The drone pipe of a bagpipeThe drone pipe of a bagpipe.
Значення
значень: 7The drone pipe of a bagpipe.
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
The lowest-pitched stop of an organ.
The lowest-pitched bell of a carillon.
A large, low-pitched bell not part of a diatonically tuned ring of bells.
A bumblebee, genus Bombus.
(історичне)A pilgrim's staff.
(архаїчне)The burden or bass of a melody.
Походження
Inherited from Middle English burdoun (“accompaniment”), from Old French bordon, from MediInherited from Middle English burdoun (“accompaniment”), from Old French bordon, from Medieval Latin burdō, burdōnem (“drone”), probably from Frankish *buʀdō (“grub, beetle, cricket, bumblebee”), related to Old English budda (“beetle”), Saterland Frisian Budde (“worm or grub used as fishbait”), Icelandic budda (“purse”). The modern pronunciation and form (for *burdon) is influenced by modern French bourdon.
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множина: bourdonsСиноніми
синонімів: 2- a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone:dronedrone pipe