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double-reed

[ duhb-uhl-reed ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈrid /

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