About The Word Hautboy
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Hautboy
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What's The Definition Of Hautboy?
[n] a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hautboy: hautbois | oboe Related Terms | Find terms related to Hautboy: See Also | basset oboe | double-reed instrument | heckelphone | musette pipe | oboe da caccia | oboe d'amore | shawm Hautboy In Webster's Dictionary \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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