cromorne

[ kroh-mawrn, kruh- ]

/ kroʊˈmɔrn, krə- /

Nearby words

1685–95; < French, alteration of German Krumhorn; see crumhorn

In 1729 one of the cromorne players sold his appointment for 4000 francs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
Cromorne is the German "krummhorn;" there is no English equivalent known.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819|Various
The “Platerspil,” of which Virdung gives a drawing, is only a kind of cromorne.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
The girl turned like a frightened aardvark, still holding the cromorne in her hand.
Of All Things|Robert C. Benchley

By its construction the cromorne is one of the oldest wind instruments; it is evidently derived from the Gr.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various