tromba marina

American

[trom-buh muh-ree-nuh, trawm-bah mah-ree-nah] / ˈtrɒm bə məˈri nə, ˈtrɔm bɑ mɑˈri nɑ /

noun

trumpet marine.

tromba marina British

/ ˈtrɒmbə məˈriːnə /

noun

an obsolete viol with a long thin body and a single string. It resembled the natural trumpet in its range of notes (limited to harmonics) and its tone

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

trombe marine

plural

Etymology

Origin of tromba marina

< Italian: literally, marine trumpet (literal sense unclear); cf. trombone

Example Sentences

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Sebastian Virdung draws a bow for a tromba marina, with the hair and stick bound together with waxed cord.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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