Sordino (noun)
saw-deen-o
A mute for a musical instrument.
Late 16th century from Italian, from sordo ‘mute’, from Latin surdus.
Example sentences
“They used carboard boxes as sordinos and continued to play.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
