1. a stringed musical instrument similar to a lute or mandolin
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The musician played a haunting melody on his pandore.
• Medieval manuscripts often depict performers with pandores and other stringed instruments.
• The pandore was popular in European courts during the Renaissance.
• She studied the construction of ancient pandores in the museum collection.
• The pandore’s distinctive sound complemented the other period instruments.