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‖ pardessus|pardəsy|
[F., ‘a man's overcoat’, n. use of par-dessus adv., ‘over-above’.]
†1. A name for a kind of lady's cloak, worn c 1850–60. Obs.
1843Godey's Lady's Bk. Nov. 240 Pardessus.—At the present moment this most useful appendage to a lady's out-door costume, is more than ever in request. 1850Harper's Mag. I. 575 Pardessus of pink glacé silk..edged with a narrow silk fringe. 1862Eng. Wom. Dom. Mag. IV. 237/2 The pardessus is composed of black corded silk, trimmed with narrow velvet.
2. Mus. pardessus de viole |də vjɔl| [F. par-dessus adv.], a small treble viol, played esp. in France during the eighteenth century; also ellipt. as pardessus.
1889Grove Dict. Mus. IV. 277/2 The five-stringed Treble Viol survived longest in France where it was called ‘Quinton’ or ‘Pardessus de Viole’. 1893J. S. Shedlock tr. Riemann's Dict. Mus. 832/2 The violin quietly took the place of the ‘Pardessus de viole’ in the band of viols, for the highest part. 1941N. Bessarabov Anc. Europ. Mus. Instruments iv. 303 The quinton is very often confused with the pardessus de viole, which also has five strings. These instruments belong to different families: the quinton is a true violin, and the pardessus de viole (the high treble) is a viol. 1954Grove's Dict. Mus. (ed. 5) VIII. 804/2 A small sopranino viol was evolved, called a pardessus de viole, which was in all respects a true viol, but suited to a tuning a fourth above the treble. Ibid., All sizes of viols, even the smallest pardessus.., must be held downward resting on or between the knees. 1961T. Dart in A. Baines Mus. Instruments vii. 189 A tiny viol—the pardessus de viole—found an admirer or two among the court ladies of France. 1974Early Music Jan. 75/3 Several pardessus de viole, the smallest of the viols, cultivated by court ladies of the time. 1976Ibid. July 361/1 The pardessus is built like a small treble viol, with deep ribs, flat back and frets. |