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shawm

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Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun shawm has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

shawmn. [OE. shalmie, OF. chalemie; cf. F. chalumeau shawm, chaume haulm, stalk; all fr. L. calamus a reed, reed pipe. See Haulm, and cf. Calumet.].
     A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form.  Otway.  [1913 Webster]
    "Even from the shrillest shaum unto the cornamute."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

shawm, n. Mus. a medieval double-reed wind instrument with a sharp penetrating tone.

Etymology
ME f. OF chalemie, chalemel, chalemeaus (pl.), ult. f. L calamus f. Gk kalamos reed
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