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English horn

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English horn
n.
A double-reed woodwind instrument similar to but larger than the oboe and pitched lower by a fifth.
[Translation of French cor anglais, perhaps alteration of cor anglé, bent horn (from the curved crook to which the mouthpiece is attached) : cor, horn + anglé, bent.]
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Noun1.English hornEnglish horn - a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
cor anglais
double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together


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