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pardessus (iou)



pardessus noun. Pl. same. M19.
[French = a thing that is over another, spec. a man's overcoat, from par-dessus (adverb) over, above.]
1. A kind of lady's cloak. M-L19.
2. Music. In full pardessus de viole . A small treble viol, played esp. in France during the 18th cent. L19.