Meanings
nounEnglish horn (plural English horns)
plural English horns
- entertainmentA woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower.
Synonyms: cor anglais
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower.
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nouna double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
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double-reed instrumentdouble reed
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Origin
- Frenchcor anglais
- EnglishEnglish horn
Calque of French cor anglais.
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English horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20horn
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “English horn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20horn.
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