Definition for CRO-MOR'NA

CRO-MOR'NA, n. [Fr. cromorne; Germ. krummhorn, crooked horn.]

The name of a reed stop in the organ, voiced like the oboe, but of a different quality; bearing the same relation to the oboe as the stopped diapason to the open. Corruptly written Cremona.

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