pardessus

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noun

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.

OriginFrench pardessus de viole →
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Meanings

nounpardessus (plural pardessus)
  1. entertainmentA pardessus de viole; a bowed stringed instrument with a fretted neck and five or six strings, the highest pitched member of the viol family.

Origin

  1. Frenchpardessus de viole
  2. Englishpardessus

From French pardessus de viole.

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APA

pardessus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pardessus

MLA

“pardessus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pardessus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pardessus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pardessus.

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