Cornopean

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston). obsolete

    "[…]outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street."

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althornbaritonebassoonbrassbuglecello

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"[…]outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street."

Etymology

From Latin cornus (“horn”) + English paean (“song of praise”).

Related phrases

cornet à piston

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