hautboy
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: hautbois strawberry. haubois. a strawberry, Fragaria moschata, of central Europe and Asia, with large fruit
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an archaic word for oboe
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Etymology
Origin of hautboy
1565–75; < Middle French hautbois, equivalent to haut high ( see haughty) + bois wood ( see bush 1)
Vocabulary lists containing hautboy
Example Sentences
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On the other side of the room, two players were dancing a jig to a time played on an hautboy.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Ther ar therteen diferent wayz ov reprezenting the sound ov long o:—note, boat, toe, yeoman, soul, row, sew, hautboy, beau, owe, floor, oh!,
From Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
The flute, the hautboy, the finer trumpet stops, all those stops that minister to the intellect, the imagination, and the higher feelings—these must be drawn, and the whole organ played from top to bottom!
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The color is mixed and laid on the palette ready for use as before, with the introductory lines: And then the hautboy played and smiled, And sang like any large-eyed Child, Cool-hearted and all undefiled.
From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Katherine Jewell Everts
She was still in arms when the combined airs of a violin and a hautboy caught her ear.
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
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