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Hautboy

Hautboy Meaning & Definition
Hautboy Definition And Meaning

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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