sordine
NOUN
soft pedal
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Sordine, sor′din, n. a mute, damper, or other device to soften or deaden the sound of a stringed instrument.—advs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various