flügelhorn

flü·gel·horn

noun \ˈflü-gəl-ˌhȯrn, ˈflue-\

Definition of FLÜGELHORN

: a valved brass instrument resembling a cornet but having a larger bore

— flü·gel·horn·ist \-ˌhȯr-nist\ noun

Variants of FLÜGELHORN

flü·gel·horn or flue·gel·horn \ˈflü-gəl-ˌhȯrn, ˈflue-\

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

Rhymes with FLÜGELHORN

alpenhorn, barleycorn, Capricorn, cyberporn, English horn, foreign-born, Golden Horn, hunting horn, longicorn, Matterhorn, peppercorn, powder horn, saddle horn, unicorn, waterborne, waterworn, weatherworn