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cromorne

[ kroh-mawrn, kruh- ]

noun



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cromorne1

1685–95; < French, alteration of German Krumhorn; crumhorn
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Example Sentences

With the ordinary boring of eight lateral holes the cromorne possesses a limited compass of a ninth.

By its construction the cromorne is one of the oldest wind instruments; it is evidently derived from the Gr.

The Paris Conservatoire possesses one large bass cromorne of the 16th century, the Kgl.

The girl turned like a frightened aardvark, still holding the cromorne in her hand.

Cromorne is the German "krummhorn;" there is no English equivalent known.

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