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Meaning of cornopean | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).

obsolete

Examples

“[…]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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

cornoside Cornouaille cornpatch cornpone cornrow cornrower