Krummhorn

//ˈkɹʌmhɔːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mediaeval and Renaissance wind instrument.
  2. 2
    a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) wordnet
  3. 3
    A stop on an organ.

Synonyms

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cromornecrumhorn

Etymology

From German Krummhorn, from krumm (“crooked”) + Horn (“horn”). Doublet of cromorna.

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