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Flocadura (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) fringe trimming

decorative fringe(s), tassel(s), &c. dangling from any of the pipes, &c.

Identical types: 16

Collective term for all fringes decorating the bag and stocks, &c.; The predominant colour is red; NB¹: Individually they are called "flòc" (plural: flocasses [➺ p.35], or flòcs [p.36]);
NB²: Those at the end of the chanter (Graile) and drone (Bonda) also serve as a protection; NB³: The translation as "tuft" [➺ p.35] is incorrect.


Sources

Rossèl, Sèrgi: Es polida la mieuna Cabra (My goat is beautiful). In: Utriculus 3;3 (11), luglio-settembre 1994, p.35.