OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 56070

carnyx

/ˈkɑːnɪks/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cárnix
A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end.
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