trumpet

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The yellow with the trumpet was also very distinguished; they were the parasols of the princes and greatest personages.

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  1. noun Music A soprano brass wind instrument consisting of a long metal tube looped once and ending in a flared bell, the modern type being equipped with three valves for producing variations in pitch.
  2. noun Something shaped or sounding like this instrument.
  3. noun Music An organ stop that produces a tone like that of the brass wind instrument.

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  • The sound of the trumpet will be the signal for the charge.' —  Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet
  • But my mom points out that the trumpet is a LOUD instrument, and that we should take into account whether we want to subject the neighbors to a 30-minute daily practice session. —  Swistle
  • Certainly his trumpet is always good but, I repeat, the compositions are not entirely convinced me. —  Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • Mapped onto the trumpet are all five Guitar Hero controller buttons, with the red, green and yellow played with the right hand, blue and orange with the left. —  Kotaku
  • The Espoir lay within hail of a speaking-trumpet, and as we had nothing else to do, we carried on an animated conversation with each other, not very dignified, but highly amusing to all concerned. —  Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
 

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horn ·  drum ·  flute ·  bugle ·  whistle ·  bell ·  clang ·  guitar ·  shout ·  thunder ·  siren ·  bass

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trumpet:   trumpets ·  trumpeted ·  trumpeting

Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English trumpette, from Old French trompette, diminutive of trompe, horn, from Old High German trumpa.

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  1. from Middle English trumpet, trumpette =Middle Dutch trompette, Dutch trompet =G. trompete =Swedish trumpet =Danish trompet, from Old French (and F.) trompette =Provencal trompeta =Spanish trompeta =Portuguese trombeta =Italian trombetta (Middle Latin trompeta), a trumpet, diminutive of Old French trompe, etc., a trump: see trump.
  2. from French trompeter =Spanish trompetear =Italian trombettare; from the noun.
 

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