SINCE 1828
pardessus de viole
noun
par·des·sus de vi·ole
| \ ¦pärdə¦südəvēˈōl\
plural pardessus de viole
Definition of 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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