double-reed

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dub′əl rēd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dou•ble-reed  (dub′əl rēd′),USA pronunciation adj. [Music.]
  1. Music and Danceof or pertaining to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe.
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
double-reed
  1. relating to or denoting a wind instrument in which the sounds are produced by air passing over two reeds that vibrate against each other
'double-reed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aulos - bassoon - crumhorn - oboe - ranket - reed instrument - sarrusophone - schryari - shawm

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