saxhorn

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsakshɔːn/

noun

  • a member of a family of brass instruments with valves and a funnel-shaped mouthpiece, used mainly in military and brass bands.

Origin:

from the name of Charles J. Sax (1791–1865) and his son Antoine-Joseph ‘Adolphe’ Sax (1814–94), Belgian instrument-makers, + horn