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A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
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flugelhorn
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
flugelhorn \flugelhorn\, flugelhorn \fl["u]gelhorn\[from German fl["u]gelhorn.] n. a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore, and having three valves. Syn: fluegelhorn.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1854, from German flügelhorn , from flügel "wing" (related to fliegen "to fly;" see fly (v.1)) + horn "horn" (see horn (n.)).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore [syn: fluegelhorn ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The flugelhorn (—also spelled fluegelhorn , flugel horn , or Flügelhorn —from German, wing horn, ) is a brass instrument pitched in B, and resembles a trumpet , but has a wider, conical bore . Some sources falsely consider it to be a member of the saxhorn ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
Usage examples of flugelhorn.
It was Toku, a young vocalist and flugelhorn player who had already developed a reputation for a soulful sound that belied his twenty-nine years.
Then the trumpets and flugelhorns in the bandshell began to play sprightly melodies and everyone settled down to watch the show.