krummhorn
- a variant spelling of crumhorn
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Examples from the Web for krummhorn
Historical Examples
Cromorne is the German "krummhorn;" there is no English equivalent known.
Krummhorn, krum′horn, n. a medieval clarinet-like instrument: a reed-stop in the organ.
Word Origin and History for krummhorn
n.
also crummhorn, "curved wind instrument," 1864, from German, literally "crooked horn," from krumm "curved, crooked."
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper