HyperDic: hautboy

English > 1 sense of the word hautboy:
NOUNartifacthautboy, oboe, hautboisa slender double-reed instrument
English > hautboy: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece.
Synonymsoboe, hautbois
Narrowerheckelphone, basset oboeAn oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
musette pipeA small simple oboe
oboe d'amoreAn oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe
oboe da cacciaAn alto oboe
shawmA medieval oboe
Broaderdouble-reed instrument, double reedA woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
Spanishhautbois, oboe
Catalanhautbois, oboé, oboè

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