sackbut
sackbut noun: a brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
Noun
sackbut (plural sackbuts)
- A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
- Every instrument took part in the stately Pavane: the lutes and the dulcimers, and the theorbos, and the sackbuts, and the hautboys; the flutes sweetly warbling as birds in the upper air, and the silver trumpets, and the horns that breathed deep melodies trembling with mystery and tenderness that...1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 35
sackbut meaning in Tamil
sackbut in Tamil
- பேரிசைக் கருவி வகை
Forms of sackbut
| plural | sackbuts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sacbut |
| alternative form | sackbutt |
| alternative form | sagbut |
| alternative form | shagbolt |
| alternative form | shakbusshe |
Origin of sackbut
From French sacqueboute, from Middle French sacquer (“to pull”) + bouter (“to push”).
Words formed from sackbut
Questions about sackbut
- What does sackbut mean?
- Sackbut means a brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
- What is sackbut in Tamil?
- Sackbut in Tamil is பேரிசைக் கருவி வகை. See Sackbut meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sackbut?
- Sackbut is a noun.
- What is the plural of sackbut?
- The plural of sackbut is sackbuts.
Words near sackbut in the dictionary
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