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Re: [microsound] DRONES
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>From The Webster's Dictionary
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Drone (v. i.) v. i.
1. The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See
Honeybee.
2. One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
3. That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a)
A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two
lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.
4. A humming or deep murmuring sound.
5. A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
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Droned (imp. & p. p.) imp. & p. p.
1. of Drone
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Drone (n.) n.
1. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
2. To love in idleness; to do nothing.
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Drone bee
1. The male of the honeybee; a drone.
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Drone fly
1. A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See
Eristalis.
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Dronepipe (n.) n.
1. One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fabio Selvafiorita" <selvanet@xxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:04 PM
Subject: [microsound] DRONES
| just a curiosity...what's the origin of the term DRONE? and why its
related
| to that kind of sounds?
| bye
| Fabio
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