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vamphorn

vamphorn noun: a horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.

Noun

vamphorn (plural vamphorns)

  1. (historical) A horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.
    • If we want to hear the full symphony of English church music, we have to include in our imaginings the sound of a Christmas anthem, sung through a vamphorn, accompanied by instruments strung with whipcord and twine.2017, Andrew Gant, O Sing Unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music, page 252

Forms of vamphorn

pluralvamphorns

Questions about vamphorn

What does vamphorn mean?
Vamphorn means a horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.
What part of speech is vamphorn?
Vamphorn is a noun.
What is the plural of vamphorn?
The plural of vamphorn is vamphorns.

Words near vamphorn in the dictionary

  1. vampered
  2. vampering
  3. vampers
  4. vampette
  5. vampettes
  6. vamphorn
  7. vamphorns
  8. vampicide
  9. vampie
  10. vampier
  11. vampies

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