cor anglais
A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth…A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.
Meaning
1 sensesA double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.
Englischhorn
англи́йский рожо́кanglíjskij rožók
англі́йський ріжо́кanhlíjsʹkyj rižók
a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French cor anglais (literally “English horn”), calqued from a misunderstandiBorrowed from French cor anglais (literally “English horn”), calqued from a misunderstanding of Middle High German engellisches horn (“angelic horn”), from the resemblance of the instrument to horns played by angels as depicted in the Middle Ages.
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Forms
plural: cors anglais| Singular | cor anglais |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch:English horn