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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