reed instrument

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noun Music.

a wind instrument with a single or double reed, as a saxophone or an oboe.

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Also called reed.

Words nearby reed instrument

reedbird, reedbuck, reed bunting, reed grass, reeding, reed instrument, Reedley, reedling, reed mace, reedman, reed organ

How to use reed instrument in a sentence

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He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.
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Law has been rebuilt in the last 50 years to be an instrument of control, not a framework for human responsibility.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the chord structure, for those of you who play an instrument, is unexpected and worth checking out.
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I called it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Where these overtones are interfered with by any imperfection in the instrument the result is a harsh or imperfect sound.
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The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The von Fleischl has long been the standard instrument, but has lately fallen into some disfavor.
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