Associations to the word «Clarion»

Wiktionary

CLARION, noun. (music) A medieval brass instrument, related to the trumpet, or its sound.
CLARION, noun. (heraldiccharge) A different type of musical instrument resembling an organ.
CLARION, adjective. Loud and clear.
CLARION, proper noun. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Jacques Clarion (1776-1844).
CLARION CALL, noun. (figuratively) Appeal, urgent call to action.

Dictionary definition

CLARION, noun. A medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone.
CLARION, verb. Blow the clarion.
CLARION, verb. Proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion.
CLARION, adjective. Loud and clear; "a clarion call".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats