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BANDORE
Etymology
Noun
bandore (plural bandores)
A stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.
Anagrams
• Aberdon, boarden, broaden
Source: Wiktionary
Ban"dore, n. Etym: [Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. . Cf. Pandore, Banjo, Mandolin.]
Definition: A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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