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‖ chalumeau|ʃalymo|
[Fr.:—OF. chalemel = Pr. calamel:—L. calamell-us, dim. of calam-us reed. Cf. calumet.]
a. A pastoral instrument of music; a reed, pipe.
b. The lowest register of the clarinet.
1713Lond. Gaz. No. 5106/2 Two hundred of their People riding..with Timbals and Chalumeaux. 1829Scott Anne of G. (Black) 658/1 Who listened to the husband's or lover's chalumeau. 1880Grove Dict. Mus. I. 361. |