Corno
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Corno was the one sitting next to me a few days earlier, thinking Zatopek would most likely not attempt the marathon.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2012
A large section of detached fresco from a facade of Bassano’s Palazzo dal Corno of 1539 is in a very reduced state.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2010
Superseded today by other wind instruments, Corno di Bassetto seems not displeased with his efforts of 1888, although he claims he has not bothered to reread them.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Corno di Bassetto he succeeded partly by being flip, partly by avoiding, to the scandalized amusement of his colleagues, the technical aspect of music.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was in what is now known as the Via del Corno an ancient palace, which a long time ago was inhabited only by a certain gentleman and a goblin.
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
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