Etymology

dulcian

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Today it means: A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore Full definition →

German Dulzian
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  1. German · borrowed fromDulzian
  2. English todaydulcian

From German Dulzian, or a variant of dulciana.

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