cor anglais
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French cor anglais (literally “English horn”), calqued from a misunderstanding of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German engellisches horn (“angelic horn”), from the resemblance of the instrument to horns played by angels as depicted in the Middle Ages.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
cor anglais (plural cors anglais)
- (music) 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.
Synonyms
Translations
woodwind instrument
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French
Etymology
Calque of Middle High German engellisches horn (“angelic horn”), by misunderstanding.
Pronunciation
Noun
cor anglais m (plural cors anglais)
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