chalumeau

[ shal-yuh-moh; French sha-ly-moh ]

/ ˌʃæl yəˈmoʊ; French ʃa lüˈmoʊ /

Music. the low register of the clarinet.

a 17th- or 18th-century woodwind instrument.

Origin of chalumeau

1705–15; < French: orig., flute made from a reed, stem of a reed; Old French chalemel < Late Latin calamellus narrow reed; see calamus, -elle

Calumet is an Old Norman word for chalumeau, reed, pipe, a diminutive from Lat.

The Romance of Words (4th ed.) |Ernest Weekley
Madame Chalumeau's face, glossy and red-and-white like a Norman apple, wore an expression of anxious expectation.

The Halo |Bettina von Hutten
Mersenne calls this the simplest form of chalumeau or wheat-stalk (tuyau de bl).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 |Various
Madame Chalumeau had risen, and had led her guest through the sitting-room into her immaculate kitchen.

The Halo |Bettina von Hutten

This name of clarinet, or clarionet, became accepted for the entire instrument, including the chalumeau register.

Scientific American Supplement No. 819 |Various