French horn
noun [C]Definition
› a musical instrument that consists of a long metal tube bent into circles, with a wide opening at one end, played by blowing down the tube and moving the fingers on valvesBrass instruments
(Definition of French horn noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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