bombarde

/ ˈbɒmˌbɑːd /

noun

1. an alto wind instrument similar to the oboe or medieval shawm, used mainly in Breton traditional music

Word History and Origins

Origin of bombarde¹

French, from bombard , in the sense of booming sound

Example Sentences

Thereupon she and the Bombarde, who had just lighted a link dipped in sulphur set fire to the first bundles of wood and straw.

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Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.

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At the present day a small primitive oboe called bombarde, with eight holes but no keys, is used among the Breton peasants.

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