serpentcleiden.
/ˈsəːpəntklʌɪd/ Music.
A form of the ophicleide with a body of wood instead of brass.
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1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. II. 469/1 Newly-invented euphonic serpentcleide.
1882 in Grove Dict. Music III. 470.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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