Shawm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃɔːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shawm is a noun meaning A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
Meaning
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
Example Sentences
There are four flutes, a harp of twenty strings, a mournful shawm, and a number of drums of oxhide, some to be struck, others spanked.
And all the field is thick with companies Of fair-clothed men that play on shawms and lutes And gather honey of the yellow fruits Between the branches waxen soft and wide
Word Forms
- shawms
Synonyms for shawm
Depending on context, synonyms include zurna.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include treble, woodwind, wood, saxophone, cornamuse, waterphone.
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