Shawm

/ʃɔːm/

Synonyms for "shawm" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(1 words)
double reed instrument

Strong matches (12)

Related words (19)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries
hautboishautboyoboereed instrumentwoodwind instrument

More specific

4 entries
bass shawmoboe predecessorsoprano shawmtenor shawm

Collocations

6 entries
medieval shawmrenaissance shawmshawm ensembleshawm musicsoprano shawmtenor shawm

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I broke into the storage buildings of a renaissance fair and stole a shawm. I was unable to play it and the bacteria on it made me vomit.

Source: tatoeba (10890932)

And all the field is thick with companies Of fair-clothed men that play on shawms and lutes And gather honey of the yellow fruits Between the branches waxen soft and wide

Source: wiktionary

There are four flutes, a harp of twenty strings, a mournful shawm, and a number of drums of oxhide, some to be struck, others spanked.

Source: wiktionary

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