Bourdon
the drone pipe of a bagpipe.
the drone string of a stringed instrument.
a low-pitched tone; bass.
a pipe organ stop of very low pitch.
the bell in a carillon having the lowest pitch.
Historical Examples
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper
Greylorn John Keith Laumer
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 Various
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper
The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper
noun
a 16-foot organ stop of the stopped diapason type
the drone of a bagpipe
a drone or pedal point in the bass of a harmonized melody
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