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noun
Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: krummhorn, cromorne
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: double-reed instrument, double reed
History
Borrowed from German Krum(m)horn (literally “bent horn”).
Across languages
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