Ancient Roman brass instrument.
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Examples for "bucina "
Examples for "bucina "
1 The bucina sounds close at hand, followed by a formidable clangor of trumpets.
2 The Centurion and his guard run off northward; and immediately afterwards the bucina sounds.
3 The bucina sounds busily in the courtyard beneath.
4 The bucina sounds again, followed by several trumpets.
1 Ten Buccina were first put in possession, in the hope that they would perform the part of gardeners to the young plants.
2 Even the Actinise shrunk to half their former size; and the Buccina , crawling above the water, ranged themselves in a row upon the dry glass.
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