Shawm Definition

shôm
noun
An early double-reed wind instrument resembling the oboe.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Shawm

Noun

Singular:
shawm
Plural:
shawms

Origin of Shawm

  • Middle English schalme from Old French chalemie alteration of chalemel from Late Latin calamellus diminutive of Latin calamus reed from Greek kalamos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French chalemel (French chalumeau), from Latin calamus (“reed"), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kalamos).

    From Wiktionary

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