cor anglais
noun /ˌkɔːr ɒŋˈɡleɪ/
/ˌkɔːr ɔːŋˈɡleɪ/
(plural cors anglais
(especially British English) /ˌkɔːr ɒŋˈɡleɪ/
/ˌkɔːr ɔːŋˈɡleɪ/
)(also English horn especially in North American English)
- a musical instrument of the woodwind group, like an oboe but larger and playing lower notesTopics Musicc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: French, literally ‘English horn’.