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cornamusa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cleat noun A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.

Senses

cornamusa is used for these senses in English:

  • cleat (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
  • hunting horn (music) A bugle, being either simply curved (especially in heraldry), or having from one (in e.g. some Roman horns) to three (in many modern musical horns) spirals, on which signals are blown during a hunt.
  • post horn (music) A valveless musical instrument based on such a horn, used in orchestral music.

cleat — full definition

  1. noun A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
  2. noun A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
  3. noun A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
  4. noun A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.

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