shawm
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A musical instrument of the oboe class, having a double reed inclosed in a globular mouthpiece.
Examples
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The 'shawm' appears to have been a rude and warlike species of hautboy, and the 'bombardt' of the same general construction with the 'shawm,' but larger, and of a much deeper quality of tone.
Note
This word ultimately comes from the Latin 'calamus,' reed.
