English horn

noun

: a double-reed woodwind instrument resembling the oboe in design but having a longer tube and a range a fifth lower than that of the oboe

Illustration of English horn

Word History

Etymology

translation of Italian corno inglese

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for English horn

• peppercorn
• unicorn
• waterborne
• winterbourne
• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn

Kids Definition

English horn

noun

: a woodwind instrument similar to the oboe but lower in pitch