Oboe
WordNet
noun
(1) A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
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Etymology
An earlier form in English is , but the spelling oboe was adopted into English ca. 1770 from the Italian , a transliteration in that language's orthography of the 17th-century pronunciation of the French word , a compound word made of and .
Noun
- A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grendilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.