hautbois
Americannoun
plural
hautboisExample Sentences
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There was a concert, in the course of which a hautbois concerto2821 was so charmingly played that I could have thought myself upon enchanted ground, had I had spirits more gentle to associate with.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
Strawberries, i. 351-354; remarkable varieties of, i. 352-353; hautbois, diœcious, i.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
He himself carried a lighted waxen taper, bareheaded, with very great reverence, having with him the band and hautbois with several clarions and trumpets, which made a glorious show, so melodiously did they play.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 by Black, Robert
Deeds exist creating charges for four hautbois and musettes de Poitou in the hand of King John, middle of 14th century, see p.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
BARNET, Mr., on the intercrossing of strawberries. -dioeciousness of the hautbois strawberry. -on the Scarlet American strawberry.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles
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