pardessus de viole

noun par·des·sus de vi·ole \ ¦pärdə¦südəvēˈōl \

Definition of pardessus de viole

plural pardessus de viole

: a five- or six-stringed viol that is approximately the size of a violin and that is tuned an octave higher than the tenor viol — called also descant viol, quinton

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Origin and Etymology of pardessus de viole

French, literally, above the viol

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