posthorn
English
Etymology
Noun
posthorn (plural posthorns)
- Alternative form of post horn
- 2007 July 16, James R. Oestreich, “With Levine as Tour Guide, a Journey Through Mahler’s Third Symphony”, in New York Times[1]:
- The brass playing was uneven, but heroics were there when most needed: from the horns in the opening salvos; from the principal trumpeter, Thomas Rolfs, in a glorious account of the extended posthorn solo; and from all hands in the final blast.