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noun
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a medieval oboe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oboe, hautboy, hautbois
Narrower terms: bombardon, bombard
History
From Middle English shalmuse, from Old French chalemel (modern French chalumeau), from Late Latin calamellus, from Latin calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Doublet of caramel, chalumeau, and qalam, as well as related to calame, calamus, culm, and haulm.
Across languages
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