Clarinet
WordNet
noun
(1) A single-reed instrument with a straight tube
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Learned borrowing from diminutive of (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet)
Alternatively, the word may come from , diminutive form of , from , from .
Noun
- a woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).