Waldhorn

noun

Wald·​horn

ˈwȯldˌhȯrn,

ˈvältˌ-

plural Waldhorns

1

a

: natural horn

b

: french horn

2

: an organ reed stop of 8′ pitch or 16′ pitch with a tone resembling a natural horn

Word History

Etymology

German, from Middle High German walthorn, literally, forest horn, from walt forest (from Old High German wald) + horn, from Old High German

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