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schalmei

schalmei noun: a shawm or chalumeau.

Noun

schalmei (plural schalmeis)

  1. A shawm or chalumeau.
    • Viols, bassoons, schalmeis (ancestors of the clarinet), horns, trumpets, kettle-drums, and other instruments afterward used in the orchestra were known in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, but there were no organizations of them.1908, The Literary Digest, page 415
    • In 1689 it was ordered in Chemnitz that schalmeis were to be played only by town musicians.1980, Journal, International Double Reed Society, page 4

Forms of schalmei

pluralschalmeis
alternative formschalmey

Origin of schalmei

From German Schalmei, from Middle High German schalmīe, from Old French chalemie. Compare Middle English shalemye.

Questions about schalmei

What does schalmei mean?
Schalmei means a shawm or chalumeau.
What part of speech is schalmei?
Schalmei is a noun.
What is the plural of schalmei?
The plural of schalmei is schalmeis.

Words near schalmei in the dictionary

  1. schalet
  2. Schall
  3. Schaller
  4. schallerite
  5. Schallers
  6. schalmei
  7. schalmeis
  8. schalmey
  9. schalmeys
  10. Schama
  11. Schamas

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