A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.

One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.

To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.

A concical tube used in "seances" to produce "direct voice" communication.

An elongated horn larger at one end; aluminum or other light weight material. During seances in darkness with a physical medium, the trumpet may move about or be used to concentrate direct voice manifestation.

of cardboard or aluminium, for the manifestation of direct voice. Weak or inexperienced spirits often have to make use of the trumpet to magnify the voice.

To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"

a real loud noise that the whole world could hear

A dress or skirt that is fitted at the top and flairs below the knee. Also known as fishtail or mermaid style.

A three-way interchange with no crossing movements, featuring one 270-degree loop ramp opposite the terminating roadway, and a semidirectional ramp following the loop to the outside. See the Trumpet page.

A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.

Leaf type. Describes an African Violet leaf which is deeply spooned.

Winsock compatible Windows dial-up program, based on SLIP.

wild, trumpet-shaped mushroom

The slight depression or hollow on either side of the skull just behind the orbit or eye socket; the region comparable with the temple in man.

a symbol of war

A trumpet may suggest you are being too big for your boots over something.

play or blow on the trumpet

See FORMING TRUMPET.

A trumpeter.