cromorne
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cromorne
1685–95; < French, alteration of German Krumhorn; see crumhorn
Example Sentences
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The girl turned like a frightened aardvark, still holding the cromorne in her hand.
From Of All Things by Benchley, Robert C.
In order, however, to obtain an harmonic on the cromorne, the cap would have to be discarded, for a reed only overblows to give the harmonic overtones when pressed by the lips.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
With the ordinary boring of eight lateral holes the cromorne possesses a limited compass of a ninth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
E. van der Straeten12 mentions a key belonging to a large cromorne bearing the date 1537, of which he gives a large drawing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
This was the cromorne, a wooden instrument with cylindrical column of air; the name is considered to remain in the cremona stop of the organ.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various
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