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I had to check my dictionary but it is the bass pipe and note of a bagpipe or the bass 'stop' on an organ (expecially on a 16 foot pipe)
- I had to check my dictionary but it is the bass pipe and note of a bagpipe or the bass 'stop' on an organ (expecially on a 16 foot pipe)
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I had to check my dictionary but it is the bass pipe and note of a bagpipe or the bass 'stop' on an organ (expecially on a 16 foot pipe)
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[url=http://www.onelook.com/?w=bourdon&ls=a]BOURDON[/url].
Ack! You must have had your Wheaties this morning, Nona!
Ack! You must have had your Wheaties this morning, Nona!
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Yes, now let's all share a glass of bourbon. I was assuming it was mis-spelling, and prefer the word I thought it was.
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bour·don
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: Middle English burdoun, from Middle French bourdon bass horn, of imitative origin
1 : 3http://unabridged.mer
bour·don
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: Middle English burdoun, from Middle French bourdon bass horn, of imitative origin
1 : 3http://unabridged.mer
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"The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ." – Oscar Wilde.
It's also a pilgrim's staff; or sometimes a spear-shaft.
MrP
PS: Your link doesn't work, Marius, unless you happen to subscribe to M-W unabridged!
MrP
It's also a pilgrim's staff; or sometimes a spear-shaft.
MrP
PS: Your link doesn't work, Marius, unless you happen to subscribe to M-W unabridged!
MrP
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MrPedantic
PS: Your link doesn't work, Marius, unless you happen to subscribe to M-W unabridged!
I know and I can't do anything about it without doing too much work. Sorry.
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