Definition of bourdon Bourdon
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We found 13 definitions of bourdon from 5 different sources.
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What does bourdon mean?
WordNet
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| bourdon - a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone | ||
| drone, drone pipe | ||
| pipe a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bourdon (Noun)
The burden or bass of a melody. - bourdon (Noun)
The drone pipe of a bagpipe. - bourdon (Noun)
The lowest-pitched stop of an organ. - bourdon (Noun)
The lowest-pitched bell of a carillon. - bourdon (Noun)
A large, low-pitched bell not part of a diatonically tuned ring of bells. - bourdon (Noun)
A bumblebee.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bourdon (n.)
A pilgrim's staff. - bourdon (n.)
A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.) - bourdon (n.)
A kind of organ stop.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bourdon
bōōr′dun, n. the refrain of a song: a bass stop in an organ or harmonium. [See Burden.] -
bourdon
bōōr′dun, n. (obs.) a pilgrim's staff: a club. [Fr.—Low L. burdon-em, a mule.]
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🔤- bourdon, noun, singular of bourdons.
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