Meaning of HAUTBOY
| Pronunciation: | | 'howboy
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| | Definition: | | [n] a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece |
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| | Synonyms: | | hautbois, oboe |
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| | See Also: | | basset oboe, double-reed instrument, heckelphone, musette pipe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, shawm | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Haut"boy\, n. [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high
+ bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See
{Haughty}, {Bush}; and cf. {Oboe}.]
1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and
similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone.
Now more commonly called {oboe}. See Illust. of {Oboe}.
2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ({Fragaria elatior}).
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