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
Afterward came six players on the hautboy clothed in sarcinet of a violet crimson.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
That these boys be divided into three classes, viz., six for wind instruments, such as the hautboy, bassoon, and German flute.
From Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe by Defoe, Daniel
Before the rails was a fellow playing upon the hautboy.
From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John
By-and-by the notes of the hautboy rose louder and fuller, and on the wave of sound bursts of applause and laughter came to him.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.
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