a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to the oboe but larger and a fifth lower in pitch
English horn in American English
noun
a large oboe, a fifth lower in pitch than the ordinary oboe, having a pear-shaped bell and producing a mellow tone
Also called: cor anglais
Word origin
[1830–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, baby talk, format, isometric, nationalism