saxhorn
(noun) any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
saxhorn (plural saxhorns)
(musical instruments) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves
Source: Wiktionary
Sax"horn`, n. (Mus.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
