Arain(e)

Arain(e) (OFr.) [airain, bronze], 1. an abbr. of cor d'araine, a med. horn of metal. The word occurs from the 12th c. on and is often mentioned together with trompes; 2. in the 15th c. pellet bells that were sewn on garments. Araigne, haraine, etc., occur as vars. (82, 176, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Gay, Victor. Glossaire archéologique du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance. Paris, 1882–1928. Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913. Wright, Rowland…