Definition of sordine Sordine
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What does sordine mean?
Wiktionary 
- sordine (Noun)
A mute for musical instruments. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sordine (n.)
See Damper, and 5th Mute.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sordine
sor′din, n. a mute, damper, or other device to soften or deaden the sound of a stringed instrument.—advs. Sor′do, Sor′da, damped with a mute.—n. Sordō′no, a musical instrument of the oboe family. [It. sordina—L. surdus, deaf.]
