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flugelhorn

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flu·gel·horn or flue·gel·horn  (flgl-hôrn) or flü·gel·horn (flü-)
n.
A bugle with valves, similar to the cornet but having a wider bore.
[German Flügelhorn : Flügel, flank (from its use to summon flanks during a battle) (from Middle High German vlügel, wing, flank; see pleu- in Indo-European roots) + Horn, horn (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots).]
flügel·hornist n.
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Noun1.flugelhornflugelhorn - a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
fluegelhorn
brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece


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