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Definition of trumpet

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Trumpet (n.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone..

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Buccinal :: Buccinal (a.) Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.

Waistcoateer :: Waistcoateer (n.) One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet..

Mangonist :: Mangonist (n.) A slave dealer; also, a strumpet..

Blowess :: Blowess (n.) A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet.

Trombone :: Trombone (n.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whos

Raucity :: Raucity (n.) Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice..

Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ..

Conch :: Conch (n.) In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet..

Tap :: Tap (n.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo..

Trumpeter :: Trumpeter (n.) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces..

Trumpet :: Trumpet (n.) A trumpeter.

Auricle :: Auricle (n.) An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.

Prostitute :: Prostitute (n.) A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot.

Blare :: Blare (v. t.) To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.

Kerana :: Kerana (n.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians..

Strumstrum :: Strumpet (v. t.) To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander..

Cornet-a-piston :: Cornet-a-piston (n.) A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet..

Lituus :: Lituus (n.) An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a somewhat curved form and shrill note.

Blare :: Blare (n.) The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing..

Drab :: Drab (n.) A lewd wench; a strumpet.