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cromorne

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cro⋅morne

[kroh-mawrn, kruh-]
–noun
crumhorn.

Origin:
1685–95; < F, alter. of G Krumhorn; see crumhorn

crum⋅horn

[kruhm-hawrn]
–noun
a Renaissance musical reed instrument having a cylindrical tube curved at the end.


Origin:
1950–55; < G Krummhorn, equiv. to krumm crooked, bent + Horn horn
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cromorne

noun
a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) [syn: krummhorn
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