KRUMMHORN


Meaning of KRUMMHORN in English

n.

Variant: also crum · horn or krum · horn

Pronunciation: ' kr ə m- ˌ ho ̇ rn

Function: noun

Etymology: German Krummhorn, from krumm curved + Horn horn

Date: circa 1696

: a Renaissance double-reed woodwind instrument consisting of a curved boxwood tube and having a pierced cap covering the reed

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