clarion

views updated Jun 11 2018

clar·i·on / ˈklarēən/ • n. chiefly hist. a shrill, narrow-tubed war trumpet. ∎  an organ stop with a quality resembling that of such a trumpet.• adj. loud and clear: clarion trumpeters.PHRASES: clarion call a strongly expressed demand or request for action.

clarion

views updated May 18 2018

clarion kind of trumpet. XIV. — medL. clāriō, -ōn-, f. L. clārus CLEAR; cf. OF. claron (mod. clairon).
Hence clarionet XVIII; partly alt. of clarinet — F. clarinette, f. clarine, sb. use of fem. of †clarin, f. clair CLEAR.

clarion

views updated Jun 08 2018

clarion (Fr. claron). Medieval short tpt. (2′ or 3′ long), used particularly by armies because it was easier to carry than the longer buisine and its high-pitched notes (hence clarino) could be more easily heard.

clarion

views updated May 21 2018

clarion. Org. stop like trumpet but of 4′ pitch.