- French horn
- noun a brass instrument with a coiled tube, valves, and a wide bell, played with the right hand in the bell to soften the tone and increase the range of harmonics.
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French Horn — Horn engl.: (French) horn, ital.: corno Klassifikation Aerophon Blechblasinstrument Tonumfang … Deutsch Wikipedia
French horn — French horns N VAR: oft the N A French horn is a musical instrument of the brass family. It is shaped like a long metal tube with one wide end, wound round in a circle. You play the French horn by blowing into it and moving valves in order to… … English dictionary
French horn — French French (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf. {Frankish}.] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
French horn — noun count a musical instrument consisting of a long curved metal tube that is very wide at one end, played by blowing through it . A French horn is a brass instrument … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
French Horn — [englisch, frentʃhɔːn], Horn … Universal-Lexikon
French horn — also horn especially BrE n a musical instrument made of ↑brass, that is curved round into a circle with a wide opening at one end … Dictionary of contemporary English
French horn — n. a brass instrument with a mellow tone, consisting of a long, spiral tube ending in a flaring bell, three valves, and a funnel shaped mouthpiece: horn is the term preferred by musicians playing classical music … English World dictionary
French horn — French′ horn′ n. mad a brass wind instrument with a long coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
French horn — ► NOUN ▪ a brass instrument with a coiled tube, valves, and a wide bell … English terms dictionary
French horn — noun a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑horn • Hypernyms: ↑brass, ↑brass instrument * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized F … Useful english dictionary
French horn — a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell. See illus. under horn. [1735 45] * * * Orchestral and military brass instrument, a valved circular horn with a wide bell. It is normally a… … Universalium
