bandore

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bandore, n. [Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. pandoy^ra a three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. Pandore, Banjo, Mandolin.].

A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore. It is now obsolete, but see bandura. [1913 Webster]

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