1865-70; < French, equivalent to corhorn + anglaisEnglish
British Dictionary definitions for cor anglais
cor anglais
/ˈkɔːr ˈɑːŋɡleɪ/
noun (pl) cors anglais (ˈkɔːz ˈɑːŋɡleɪ)
1.
(music) a woodwind instrument, the alto of the oboe family. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from E on the third space of the bass staff Also called English horn