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haut·boy

also haut·bois (hō′boi′, ō′boi′)

n. pl. haut·boys also haut·bois (-boiz′)

An oboe.

[French hautbois, from Old French : haut, high; see haughty + bois, wood (of Germanic origin).]

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Noun

hautbois - a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

hautboy, oboe

double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together

basset oboe, heckelphone - an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe

musette pipe - a small simple oboe

oboe da caccia - an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn

oboe d'amore - an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music

shawm - a medieval oboe

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