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trumpet

 

  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trumpet  \Trump"et\,  n.  [F.  trompette  dim.  of  trompe.  See 
  {Trump}  a  trumpet.] 
  1.  (Mus.)  A  wind  instrument  of  great  antiquity,  much  used  in 
  war  and  military  exercises,  and  of  great  value  in  the 
  orchestra.  In  consists  of  a  long  metallic  tube,  curved 
  (once  or  twice)  into  a  convenient  shape,  and  ending  in  a 
  bell.  Its  scale  in  the  lower  octaves  is  limited  to  the 
  first  natural  harmonics;  but  there  are  modern  trumpets 
  capable,  by  means  of  valves  or  pistons,  of  producing  every 
  tone  within  their  compass,  although  at  the  expense  of  the 
  true  ringing  quality  of  tone. 
 
  The  trumpet's  loud  clangor  Excites  us  to  arms. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  (Mil.)  A  trumpeter.  --Clarendon. 
 
  3.  One  who  praises,  or  propagates  praise,  or  is  the 
  instrument  of  propagating  it  --Shak. 
 
  That  great  politician  was  pleased  to  have  the 
  greatest  wit  of  those  times  .  .  .  to  be  the  trumpet 
  of  his  praises.  --Dryden. 
 
  4.  (Mach)  A  funnel,  or  short,  fiaring  pipe,  used  as  a  guide 
  or  conductor,  as  for  yarn  in  a  knitting  machine. 
 
  {Ear  trumpet}.  See  under  {Ear}. 
 
  {Sea  trumpet}  (Bot.),  a  great  seaweed  ({Ecklonia  buccinalis}) 
  of  the  Southern  Ocean.  It  has  a  long,  hollow  stem, 
  enlarging  upwards,  which  may  be  made  into  a  kind  of 
  trumpet,  and  is  used  for  many  purposes. 
 
  {Speaking  trumpet},  an  instrument  for  conveying  articulate 
  sounds  with  increased  force. 
 
  {Trumpet  animalcule}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  infusorian  belonging  to 
  Stentor  and  allied  genera,  in  which  the  body  is 
  trumpet-shaped.  See  {Stentor}. 
 
  {Trumpet  ash}  (Bot.),  the  trumpet  creeper.  [Eng.] 
 
  {Trumpet  conch}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  trumpet  shell,  or  triton. 
 
  {Trumpet  creeper}  (Bot.),  an  American  climbing  plant  ({Tecoma 
  radicans})  bearing  clusters  of  large  red  trumpet-shaped 
  flowers;  --  called  also  {trumpet  flower},  and  in  England 
  {trumpet  ash}. 
 
  {Trumpet  fish}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  bellows  fish. 
  b  The  fistularia. 
 
  {Trumpet  flower}.  (Bot.) 
  a  The  trumpet  creeper;  also  its  blossom. 
  b  The  trumpet  honeysuckle. 
  c  A  West  Indian  name  for  several  plants  with 
  trumpet-shaped  flowers. 
 
  {Trumpet  fly}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  botfly. 
 
  {Trumpet  honeysuckle}  (Bot.),  a  twining  plant  ({Lonicera 
  sempervirens})  with  red  and  yellow  trumpet-shaped  flowers; 
  --  called  also  {trumpet  flower}. 
 
  {Trumpet  leaf}  (Bot.),  a  name  of  several  plants  of  the  genus 
  {Sarracenia}. 
 
  {Trumpet  major}  (Mil.),  the  chief  trumpeter  of  a  band  or 
  regiment. 
 
  {Trumpet  marine}  (Mus.),  a  monochord,  having  a  thick  string, 
  sounded  with  a  bow,  and  stopped  with  the  thumb  so  as  to 
  produce  the  harmonic  tones;  --  said  to  be  the  oldest  bowed 
  instrument  known  and  in  form  the  archetype  of  all  others 
  It  probably  owes  its  name  to  ``its  external  resemblance  to 
  the  large  speaking  trumpet  used  on  board  Italian  vessels, 
  which  is  of  the  same  length  and  tapering  shape.''  --Grove. 
 
  {Trumpet  shell}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  species  of  large  marine 
  univalve  shells  belonging  to  Triton  and  allied  genera.  See 
  {Triton},  2. 
 
  {Trumpet  tree}.  (Bot.)  See  {Trumpetwood}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trumpet  \Trump"et\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Trumpeted};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Trumpeting}.]  [Cf.  F.  trompeter.] 
  To  publish  by  or  as  by  sound  of  trumpet;  to  noise  abroad; 
  to  proclaim;  as  to  trumpet  good  tidings. 
 
  They  did  nothing  but  publish  and  trumpet  all  the 
  reproaches  they  could  devise  against  the  Irish. 
  --Bacon. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trumpet  \Trump"et\,  v.  i. 
  To  sound  loudly,  or  with  a  tone  like  a  trumpet;  to  utter  a 
  trumplike  cry. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  trumpet 
  n  :  a  brass  musical  instrument  with  a  brilliant  tone;  has  a 
  narrow  tube  and  a  flared  bell  and  is  played  by  means  of 
  valves  [syn:  {cornet},  {horn}] 
  v  1:  proclaim  on  or  as  if  on  a  trumpet;  "Liberals  like  to 
  trumpet  their  opposition  to  the  death  penalty" 
  2:  play  or  blow  on  the  trumpet 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Trumpet 
 
  A  {news  reader}  for  {Microsoft  Windows},  using  the  {WinSock} 
  library.  There  is  also  an  {MS-DOS}  version.  Trumpet  is 
  {shareware}  from  Australia. 
 
  {(ftp://ftp.utas.edu.au/pc/trumpet)} 
 
  {(ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/ibmpc/winsock/stacks/trumpwsk/)} 
 
  {news:alt.winsock.trumpet}. 
 
  [Author?] 
 
  (1995-01-12)




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