noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower.
2. 2
   a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aulosbasset hornbasset oboebassoonblock flutebombard

Etymology

Calque of French cor anglais.