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crumhorn

crumhorn noun: any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn.

crumhorn: any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
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Noun

crumhorn (plural crumhorns)

  1. Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
    • [Yann] LeCun grew up constructing model aeroplanes and playing woodwind instruments such as the recorder and the crumhorn, a “weird Renaissance instrument”, which he played in a Renaissance dance music band.2026 January 3, Melissa Heikkilä, “Lunch with the FT: Yann LeCun”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Forms of crumhorn

pluralcrumhorns

Origin of crumhorn

Borrowed from German Krum(m)horn (literally “bent horn”).

Questions about crumhorn

What does crumhorn mean?
Crumhorn means any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn.
What part of speech is crumhorn?
Crumhorn is a noun.
What is the plural of crumhorn?
The plural of crumhorn is crumhorns.

Words near crumhorn in the dictionary

  1. crumcloths
  2. Crume
  3. crumenal
  4. crumenals
  5. Crumes
  6. crumhorn
  7. crumhorns
  8. Crumley
  9. Crumleys
  10. Crumlin
  11. Crumm

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