trumpetry

American  

[truhm-pi-tree] / ˈtrʌm pɪ tri /

noun

1. the manner of playing the trumpet.

   The character of modern trumpetry has changed.

2. the sound, especially the blaring sound, of trumpets.

3. trumpets collectively.

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Etymology

Origin of trumpetry

First recorded in 1855–60; trumpet + -ry

Example Sentences

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trumpetry

And, with the avowed purpose of carrying education and civilization to the Indians of the far North, turned her back upon the world-fashionable, and without fanfare or trumpetry, headed into the land of primal things.

From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

More vulgar possibly than the trumpetry which heralded the arrival of Lancelot at a château, but on the whole quite as effective.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair