Cromona

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cromorna \cro*mor"na\ (kr[-o]*m[^o]r"n[.a]), n. [F. cromorne
     (cf. It. cromorno), fr. G. krummhorn crooked horn, cornet, an
     organ pipe turned like a trumpet; krumm crooked + horn horn.]
     (Mus.)
     A certain reed stop in the organ, of a quality of tone
     resembling that of the oboe. [Corruptly written {cromona}.]


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