saxhorn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

WordNet


Sax"horn` noun
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.

Webster 1913