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Shawm

noun
(Written also shalm, shaum)
1.
A medieval oboe.






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"Shawm" Quotes from Famous Books



... the sternly virtuous cottagers, for one thing, had collected from their scattered homes and held a 'Horn Fair.' Some erring barmaid at the inn, accused of too lavish a use of smiles, too much kindness—most likely a jealous tale only—aroused their righteous ire. With shawm and timbrel and ram's-horn trumpet—i.e. with cow's horns, poker and tongs, and tea-trays—the indignant and high-toned population collected night after night by the tavern, and made such fearful uproar that the poor girl, really quite ...
— Field and Hedgerow • Richard Jefferies

... sing unto this glittering glorious King, And praise His name let every living thing; Let heart and voice, let bells of silver, ring, The comfort that this day to us did bring; Let lute, let shawm, with sound of sweet delight, The joy of Christ his birth this ...
— Notes and Queries, Issue No. 61, December 28, 1850 • Various



Words linked to "Shawm" :   hautbois, oboe, bombard, hautboy, bombardon



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