French horn
a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell.
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How to use French horn in a sentence
The two old French-horn players were lying at the door soaking in the rain, but also asleep.
A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire | J. T. Barber“1 French horn” and “3 trumpets” are listed in the Dick account.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsA horrible screaming fiddle, a grumbling violoncello, and a deafening French-horn, composed the band.
Letters from Spain | Joseph Blanco WhiteHe then came home, talked eternally, and played upon the French-horn.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan Poe
British Dictionary definitions for French horn
music a valved brass instrument with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece and a tube of conical bore coiled into a spiral. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from B on the second leger line below the bass staff: See horn
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Cultural definitions for French horn
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