shawm

Noun

Meaning

A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reed clarion piccolo octave cornet fife rank principal mixture register pipe recorder flute clarinet saxophone
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Hypernyms

oboe hautboy hautbois

Hyponyms

bombard bombardon

Phrases with the word

Catalan shawm still shawm

Examples

In Ottoman society, davul and shawm players would perform together in groups called davul-zurnas, or drum and shawm circles. Source: Internet

To play the shawm a person puts the entire reed in their mouth, puffs out their cheeks, and blows into the pipe whilst breathing through their nose. Source: Internet

Reproductions of both fiddles have been made, though less is known of their design than the shawm since the neck and strings were missing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shawlless shawllike shawlwise shawmer shawmist Shawn