FLUGELHORN


Meaning of FLUGELHORN in English

n.

Variant: or flue · gel · horn

Pronunciation: ' flü-g ə l- ˌ ho ̇ rn, ' fl -

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Flügel wing, flank + Horn horn; from its use to signal the flanking drivers in a battue

Date: 1854

: a valved brass instrument resembling a cornet but having a larger bore

– flü · gel · horn · ist \ - ˌ ho ̇ r-nist \ noun

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