clarion
/ˈklæɹ.i.ən/ noun C2- A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound. · The clarion’s call to action has been heard.
- The sound of a clarion (sense 1), or any sound resembling the loud, high-pitched note of a clarion.
- An organ stop consisting of pipes with reeds giving a high-pitched note like that of a clarion (sense 1).
- The middle register of the clarinet.
- A charge thought to represent a type of wind instrument, a keyboard instrument like a spinet, or perhaps a rest used by a knight to support a lance during jousting.
Plural clarions
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