clarion.
A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.
Meaning & usage
A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.
The clarion’s call to action has been heard.
The sound of a clarion (sense 1), or any sound resembling the loud, high-pitched note of a clarion.
An organ stop consisting of pipes with reeds giving a high-pitched note like that of a clarion (sense 1).
The middle register of the clarinet.
A charge thought to represent a type of wind instrument, a keyboard instrument like a spinet, or perhaps a rest used by a knight to support a lance during jousting.
Where this word comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English clarion, clarioun (“trumpet with a narrow tube and a shrill sound, clarion; clarion player”) [and other forms], from Old French claron, clarïon (“clarion”) [and other forms], from Medieval Latin clāriōn, clario, clārōn (“clarion; trumpet”), from Latin clārus (“audible; clear, distinct, loud; (visually) bright, clear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, summon; to cry”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
Of a sound, a voice, a message, etc.: brilliantly clear.
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Where this word comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English clarion, clarioun (“trumpet with a narrow tube and a shrill sound, clarion; clarion player”) [and other forms], from Old French claron, clarïon (“clarion”) [and other forms], from Medieval Latin clāriōn, clario, clārōn (“clarion; trumpet”), from Latin clārus (“audible; clear, distinct, loud; (visually) bright, clear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, summon; to cry”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
To announce or herald (something) using a clarion (noun sense 1).
To announce or herald (something) using a clarion (noun sense 1). To announce or herald (something) clearly, especially so as to stir or unite people.
Of a thing: to cause (a place) to echo with a sound like that of a clarion.
To sound a clarion; also, to make a high-pitched, piercing sound like that of a clarion.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English clariounen (“of a horn or trumpet: to blow, sound”), from clarioun (noun) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs). Later uses may also be derived directly from the noun.
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