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crumhorn

[ kruhm-hawrn ]

noun

  1. a Renaissance musical reed instrument having a cylindrical tube curved at the end.

crumhorn

/ ˈkrʌmˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crumhorn1

1950–55; < German Krummhorn, equivalent to krumm “crooked, bent” + Horn horn

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crumhorn1

C17 cromorne, krumhorn, from German Krummhorn curved horn

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