drone, drone pipe, bourdon
(noun) a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bourdon (plural bourdons)
(music, archaic) The burden or bass of a melody.
The drone pipe of a bagpipe.
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.
A pilgrim's staff.
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Bourdon (plural Bourdons)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bourdon is the 14631st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2034 individuals. Bourdon is most common among White (81.37%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.77%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Bour"don, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. burdo mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf. Sp. muleta a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.]
Definition: A pilgrim's staff.
Bour"don`, n. Etym: [F. See Burden a refrain.] (Mus.) (a) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.) (b) A kind of organ stop.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 March 2025
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
