double-reed
of or relating to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe.
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Omacatl (double reed) was the god or spirit of mirth and festival.
The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru | Lewis SpenceAs he went he lifted the slender double reed to his lips and blew a few careless notes.
The Crock of Gold | James StephensThe bell and the crook containing the double reed mouthpiece were side by side at the top.
The oboe is a representative type of the higher pitched double-reed instruments.
Critical & Historical Essays | Edward MacDowellThese instruments were played by means of a bell-shaped mouthpiece, the double reed being fixed inside the tube.
Critical & Historical Essays | Edward MacDowell
British Dictionary definitions for double-reed
relating to or denoting a wind instrument in which the sounds are produced by air passing over two reeds that vibrate against each other
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