pardessus

See also: par-dessus

English

Etymology

From French pardessus de viole.

Noun

pardessus (plural pardessus)

(music) 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.

See also

Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

surpassed

French

Etymology

From par-dessus (“over the top of”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paʁ.də.sy/
pardessus (file)

Noun

pardessus m (plural pardessus)

overcoat (garment)

Descendants

Persian: پاردسو‎ (pârdesu)
Romanian:pardesiu

Further reading

“pardessus” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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