FLÜGELHORN


Meaning of FLÜGELHORN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or flue·gel·horn ˈflü-gəl-ˌhȯrn, ˈflue-

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 -ˌhȯr-nist noun

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