saxhorn

(saks′hôrn′)

noun

any of a group of valved brass band instruments, with a full, even tone and a wide range

Origin: after A. J. Sax (1814-94), Belgian inventor

See saxhorn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a family of valved brass wind instruments that resemble the bugle and have a full even tone and wide compass.

Origin:

Origin: After Sax, surname of 19th-century Belgian instrument-making family

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