flugelhorn. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

flugelhorn

SYLLABICATION:	flu·gel·horn
PRONUNCIATION:	flgl-hôrn
VARIANT FORMS:	or flue·gel·horn or flü·gel·horn (flü-)
NOUN:	A bugle with valves, similar to the cornet but having a wider bore.
ETYMOLOGY:	German Flügelhorn : Flügel, flank (from its use to summon flanks during a battle) (from Middle High German vlügel, wing, flank; see pleu- in Appendix I) + Horn, horn (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ker-¹ in Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS:	flügel·hornist —NOUN


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