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cornopean

cornopean noun: a large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).

Noun

cornopean (plural cornopeans)

  1. (obsolete) A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).
    • […]outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street.1857, Thomas Hughes, chapter 7, in Tom Brown's School Days, part I

Forms of cornopean

pluralcornopeans

Origin of cornopean

From Latin cornus (“horn”) + English paean (“song of praise”).

Questions about cornopean

What does cornopean mean?
Cornopean means a large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).
What part of speech is cornopean?
Cornopean is a noun.
What is the plural of cornopean?
The plural of cornopean is cornopeans.

Words near cornopean in the dictionary

  1. Corno Flute
  2. Corno Flutes
  3. cornobble
  4. cornography
  5. cornoid
  6. cornopean
  7. cornopeans
  8. cornoside
  9. Cornouaille
  10. cornpatch
  11. cornpatches

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