cornopean

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston). obsolete
    — […]outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street.

词形变化

cornopeans plural

词源

From Latin cornus (“horn”) + English paean (“song of praise”).
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