hautbois
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French hautbois
[edit] Noun
hautbois (plural hautbois)
- Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
- Any of the, now obsolete, predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
[edit] Synonyms
- (organ stop): oboe
[edit] Usage notes
Used to mean oboe
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
haut (“high (pitched)”) + bois (“wood(wind)”)
[edit] Noun
hautbois m. (plural hautbois)
