Adjective
Of
a
sound
,
a
voice
,
a
message
,
etc
.:
brilliantly
clear
.
Noun
A
medieval
brass instrument
chiefly
used
as
a
battle
signal
;
related
to
the
trumpet
,
it
had
a
narrow
,
straight
pipe
and
a
high-pitched
,
piercing
sound
.