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Definition of Trumpet-wood

1. Noun. Tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trumpet-wood

Literary usage of Trumpet-wood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"He held in his hand a long wand of trumpet-wood (Cecropia peltata), pierced with holes so as to serve as a rude musical instrument, and surmounted by a ..."

2. ... Official Catalogue ...by Moses Purnell Handy by Moses Purnell Handy (1893)
"Dancing sticks, as used Indians, of trumpet wood, sun roughly carved ... Trumpets of trumpet wood of pottery. 97. Head-dress of Eta palm 1< piece and ..."

3. Catalogue of the Exhibits of British Guiana by John Joseph Quelch (1893)
"Trumpets, of trumpet wood, also made of pottery. 308. Head-dress of Eta palm leaves, neck-piece and waist-piece, ..."

4. Catalogue of the Exhibits of British Guiana by John Joseph Quelch (1893)
"Trumpets, of trumpet wood, also made of pottery. 308. Head-dress of Eta palm leaves, neck-piece and waist-piece, ..."

5. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by Eminent Writers by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, Adela Harriet Sophia Bagot Wodehouse (1880)
"Trumpet, wood . . M (H. Trumpet, m«tol . . * CO. Open Diapason, wood . 16 Compass, fit. and Chr. TCC to C In ..."

6. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1907)
"Trumpet, wood . . 16 Compass, Gt. and Chr. CCC to С In alt"10 (6 octaves) ; 73 notos. Bwl. CC to С In ill'11 (5 octaves) ; 61 notos. ..."

7. Catalogue of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments by Frederick Stearns, Albert Augustus Stanley (1921)
"TRUMPET. Wood. The skin of the leg of an antelope is drawn over the wood. Native name unknown.... Congo Region, Africa Length, 64 cm. ..."

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