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

flügelhorn

   (Concise Encyclopedia)

Brass musical instrument, a valved bugle. It has three valves and a wider bore than the cornet and is usually pitched in B-flat. The flügelhorn was invented in Austria in the 1830s. It has maintained its identity—particularly its bore and its squat shape—better than has the formerly very similar cornet. Long used in European military bands, it is now also used in jazz and popular music.