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Webster 1913 Edition


Sordine

Sor′dine

(? or ?; 277)
,
Noun.
[It.
sordina
,
sordino
, from
sordo
deaf, dull-sounding, L.
surdus
. See
Surd
.]
(Mus.)
See
Damper
, and 5th
Mute
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sordine

SOR'DET

, SOR'DINE,
Noun.
[L. surdus, deaf.] A little pipe in the mouth of a trumpet to make it sound lower or shriller.

Definition 2024


sordine

sordine

English

Noun

sordine (plural sordines)

  1. A mute for musical instruments. For example, the mute instrument for the violin or the damper on the pianoforte.

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References

  • Sordine in Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation... by Louis Charles Elson. 1905. p. 244.

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Italian

Noun

sordine f

  1. plural of sordina

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