Associations to the word «Hautbois»

Wiktionary

HAUTBOIS, noun. Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
HAUTBOIS, noun. Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.

Dictionary definition

HAUTBOIS, noun. A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece.

Wise words

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