— trumpetless , adj. — trumpetlike , adj.
/trum"pit/ , n.
1. Music.
a. any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.
b. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.
c. a trumpeter.
2. something used as or resembling a trumpet, esp. in sound.
3. a sound like that of a trumpet.
4. the loud shrill cry of an animal, esp. an elephant.
5. See ear trumpet .
6. trumpets , any of several pitcher plants of the southeastern U.S.
v.i.
7. to blow a trumpet.
8. to emit a loud, trumpetlike cry, as an elephant.
v.t.
9. to sound on a trumpet.
10. to utter with a sound like that of a trumpet.
11. to proclaim loudly or widely.
[ 1300-50; ME trumpette, trompette trompe TRUMP 2 + -ette -ET ]