SARRUSOPHONE


Meaning of SARRUSOPHONE in English

— sarrusophonist , n.

/seuh rooh"zeuh fohn', -rus"euh-/ , n.

a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used esp. in military bands.

[ 1870-75; named after Sarrus (19th-century French bandmaster); see -O-, -PHONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .