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Eng′lish horn′, 
  1. Music and Dancea large oboe, a fifth lower in pitch than the ordinary oboe, having a pear-shaped bell and producing a mellow tone. Also called cor anglais. 
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
English horn n
  1. another name for cor anglais
'English horn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cor anglais - cor

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