basset horn
noun/ˈbæsɪt hɔːn/
/ˈbæsɪt hɔːrn/
- a type of large clarinet with a bent mouthpiece and an end piece that turns upwardsWord Originmid 19th cent.: from German, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto, from corno ‘horn’ + di ‘of’ + bassetto (diminutive of basso ‘low’, from Latin bassus ‘short’).
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