noun
Meaning 1
Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oboe
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hautbois
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oboe, hautboy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: double-reed instrument, double reed
Narrower terms: heckelphone, basset oboe, musette pipe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, shawm
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French hautbois. Doublet of oboe and hautboy.