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FRENCH HORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does French horn mean? 

FRENCH HORN (noun)
  The noun FRENCH HORN has 1 sense:

1. a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valvesplay

  Familiarity information: FRENCH HORN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FRENCH HORN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

French horn; horn

Hypernyms ("French horn" is a kind of...):

brass; brass instrument (a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece)


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