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hautboy (encz) | hautboy,hoboj Zdeněk Brož |
Hautboy (gcide) | Hautboy \Haut"boy\ (h[=o]"boi), 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.
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2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).
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hautboy (wn) | hautboy
n 1: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical
bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: oboe, hautboy,
hautbois] |
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hautboy (encz) | hautboy,hoboj Zdeněk Brož |
Hautboyist (gcide) | Hautboyist \Haut"boy*ist\ (h[=o]"boi*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.
hautbo["i]ste.]
A player on the hautboy.
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hautboy (wn) | hautboy
n 1: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical
bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: oboe, hautboy,
hautbois] |
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