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cor anglais

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cor an⋅glais

[kawr ahng-gley] .
–noun
English horn.

Origin:
1865–70; < F, equiv. to cor horn + anglais English

English horn

–noun
a large oboe, a fifth lower in pitch than the ordinary oboe, having a pear-shaped bell and producing a mellow tone.
Also called cor anglais.


Origin:
1830–40
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cor anglais

noun
a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch [syn: English horn
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