double-reed

[ duhb-uhl-reed ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈrid /

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adjective Music.

of or relating to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe.

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Origin of double-reed

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby double-reed

double predestination, double printing, double quatrefoil, double-quick, double quotes, double-reed, double refraction, double-ring, double-ripper, double room, double run

How to use double-reed in a sentence

“We quietly did,” Reed previously told The Daily Beast of removing ISIS.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And Ollie says, ‘Oh, I see, well, let me have two double vodka martinis.’
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A few weeks after returning from England, I was trolling the dairy section and came across the Cotswold Double Gloucester.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He went on to say that even such double horrors had never kept cops from continuing on.
Two Cops ‘Assassinated’ in Brooklyn|Michael Daly|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The way was under a double row of tall trees, which met at the top and formed a green arch over our heads.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The wretched young man persistently exercises his right of crying "Banco," and so practically going double or quits each time.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for double-reed

double-reed

adjective

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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