NOUN | artifact | hautboy, oboe, hautbois | a slender double-reed instrument |
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Meaning | A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece. | |
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Synonyms | oboe, hautbois | |
Narrower | heckelphone, basset oboe | An oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe |
musette pipe | A small simple oboe | |
oboe d'amore | An oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe | |
oboe da caccia | An alto oboe | |
shawm | A medieval oboe | |
Broader | double-reed instrument, double reed | A woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together |
Spanish | hautbois, oboe | |
Catalan | hautbois, oboé, oboè |
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