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shawm

/ʃɔːm/

/ʃɔm/

shawmnoun

shawms

/ʃɔːm/

/ʃɔm/

Translations

The musician played a lively tune on the shawm.

Музыкант сыграл живую мелодию на шалмее.

Definitions

A medieval and Renaissance woodwind instrument, a predecessor of the oboe, with a double reed and a conical bore.

The musician played a lively tune on the shawm during the festival.

Synonyms

musical instrument

shawmadjective

/ʃɔːm/

/ʃɔm/

Used attributively to describe things related to the shawm instrument; relational, not gradable.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of the shawm instrument.

The ensemble specialized in shawm music and other Renaissance pieces.