[ kɔ:r'α:ŋgleɪ , 'ɒŋgleɪ ]
■ noun ( plural cors anglais pronunciation same) an alto woodwind instrument of the oboe family, having a bulbous bell and sounding a fifth lower than the oboe.
Origin
C19: Fr., lit. 'English horn'.
[ kɔ:r'α:ŋgleɪ , 'ɒŋgleɪ ]
■ noun ( plural cors anglais pronunciation same) an alto woodwind instrument of the oboe family, having a bulbous bell and sounding a fifth lower than the oboe.
Origin
C19: Fr., lit. 'English horn'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004