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shawms

/ʃɔːmz/ /ʃɑːmz/

Meanings
noun
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.

Examples :

"The village musicians greeted the king with a fanfare of trumpets and the reedy, piercing sound of shawms. "
music

Related Words

Illustration mediaeval

mediaeval noun

/mɪd.ˈi.vəl/

Someone living in the Middle Ages.

"The history student researched the daily life of a mediaeval to understand their struggles and triumphs. "

Illustration reedy

reedy adjective

/ˈɹiː.di/

Full of, or edged with, reeds.

"The lake's edge was reedy, making it difficult to launch our small boat. "

Illustration instrument

instrument noun

/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

A device used to produce music.

"The violinist was a master of her instrument."

Illustration conical

conical noun

/ˈkɒnɪkəl/ /ˈkɑnɪkəl/

A bullet with a conical shape.

"The marksman carefully loaded the conical into his rifle. "

Illustration fanfare

fanfare noun

/ˈfænfɛə/ /ˈfænfɛəɹ/

A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

"They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king."

Illustration musicians

musicians noun

/mjuˈzɪʃənz/ /mjʊˈzɪʃənz/

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

"The musicians in the school band practiced after class every day. "

Illustration trumpets

trumpets noun

/ˈtrʌmpɪts/ /ˈtrʌmpəts/

A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

"The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival."

Illustration piercing

piercing verb

/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/

To puncture; to break through

"The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash."

Illustration double

double noun

/ˈdʌb.əl/

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

"My brother's allowance is a double of mine. "

Illustration greeted

greeted verb

/ˈɡɹiːtɪd/

To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means e.g. writing or over the phone/internet

"The teacher greeted each student with a smile as they entered the classroom. "

Illustration village

village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

Illustration wooden

wooden adjective

/ˈwʊdən/

Made of wood.

"On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier."