noun
- plural of alphorn: long wooden horns traditionally used by herders in the Alps
Usage: musical instrument
Examples
- The Swiss musicians played their alphorns at the mountain festival.
- Alphorns can be heard echoing across the Alpine valleys during summer.
- The traditional alphorns were carved from single pieces of spruce wood.
- Tourists gathered to listen to the haunting melodies of the alphorns.
- The herders used alphorns to communicate across the mountainous terrain.
- Several alphorns were displayed in the museum’s folk music collection.