Main Entry: flü·gel·horn

Variant(s): or flue·gel·horn \ˈflü-gəl-ˌhȯrn, ˈflue-\

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Flügel wing, flank + Horn horn; from its use to signal the flanking drivers in a battue

Date: 1854

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

— flü·gel·horn·ist \-ˌhȯr-nist\ noun