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flügelhorn

noun flü·gel·horn \ˈflü-gəl-ˌhrn, ˈflue-\

Definition of FLÜGELHORN

:  a valved brass instrument resembling a cornet but having a larger bore
flü·gel·horn·ist \-ˌhr-nist\ noun

Variants of FLÜGELHORN

flü·gel·horn or flue·gel·horn \ˈflü-gəl-ˌhrn, ˈflue-\
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Origin of FLÜGELHORN

German, from Flügel wing, flank + Horn horn; from its use to signal the flanking drivers in a battue
First Known Use: 1854

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