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English
Etymology
From Latin cornus (“horn”) + English paean (“song of praise”).
Noun
cornopean (plural cornopeans)
- (music, obsolete) A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).
1857, Thomas Hughes, chapter 7, in Tom Brown's School Days, part I:[…] outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street.
Translations
large valved horn or trumpet