cuivré

adjective

cui·​vré

(ˈ)kwēv¦rā

: overblown

—used as a direction in music for brass instruments (as the muted horn)

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of cuivrer to play with a brassy tone, from cuivre copper, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coprium, from Latin cyprium

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