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SORDINE
Etymology
Noun
sordine (plural sordines)
A mute for musical instruments. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte.
Anagrams
• indorse, ordines, ride-ons, rosined, siredon
Source: Wiktionary
Sor"dine ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [It. sordina, sordino, from sordo deaf, dull-sounding, L. surdus. See Surd.] (Mus.)
Definition: See Damper, and 5th Mute.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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