Etymology

pardessus

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Today it means: A pardessus de viole; a bowed stringed instrument with a fretted neck and five or six strings, the highest pitched member of the viol family. Full definition →

French pardessus de viole
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  1. French · derived frompardessus de viole
  2. English todaypardessus

From French pardessus de viole.

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