ENGLISH HORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does English horn mean? 

• ENGLISH HORN (noun)
  The noun ENGLISH HORN has 1 sense:

1. a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENGLISH HORN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cor anglais; English horn

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

double-reed instrument; double reed (a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together)