Meanings of bourdon in English

The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.

The mourner's chant sounds above the bourdon of the tom-tom, the wail of the saringis.

I replaced our original model with one of Eugène's bourdon tubes, activated by gunpowder charges.

From the blare of that triumphal bourdon of brass instruments emerge the delicate voices of violin and clarinette.

I know all your organ tones, from the tenor of your kindness to the bourdon of your displeasure.

From the outer darkness floated a mysterious bourdon, which rapidly outgrew that definition and became a veritable commotion.

The waiter hummed to himself the melody of his little ditty in a deep bourdon as he paused a moment at the door.

The tolling of the deep-toned bourdon in the cathedral tower reverberates over the old town of Evreux as we pass along the cobbled streets.

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Aye, Bourdon, that was in peaceable times; but these is war times.

We are poor Injins, Bourdon; just as the Great Spirit made us.

On his return from the bathing, le Bourdon again joined the females.

In a word, le Bourdon made a complete RECONNAISSANCE of his position.

As le Bourdon was much in earnest, Pigeonswing was fain to comply.

But le Bourdon was no longer alone-inheart and feelings, at least.

Nor was le Bourdon at his ease on the subject of Peter.