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Word entry · 7 letters

trumpet

Best crossword clue

"High brass horn"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted emprttuStarts with TEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2R3U4M5P6E7T

Definitions

  1. utter in trumpet-like sounds

Word origin

From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative.

Used in a sentence

  • The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
  • The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
  • Next day, he sent a trumpet to the general, with a detail of my misfortune, in hopes of retrieving what I had lost […].

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01High brass horn7 letters
02Brass horn7 letters

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