Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A valved brass instrument that produces a mellow tone from a long narrow tube that is coiled in a circle before ending in a flaring bell.
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- noun music The American name for a
coiled brass musical instrument derived from the Frenchhunting horn , having rotaryvalves .
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- noun a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
Etymologies
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From French + horn.
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