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wind instrument
[ wind ]
noun
- a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute.
wind instrument
/ wɪnd /
noun
- any musical instrument sounded by the breath, such as the woodwinds and brass instruments of an orchestra
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wind instrument1
First recorded in 1575–85
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Example Sentences
And no wonder, for of all the doleful too-tooings ever uttered by wind instrument, this was the dolefullest.
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The only wind instrument existing among them is the Pibbegwon, a kind of flute, resembling in simplicity the Arcadian pipe.
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There is nothing criminal in preferring the cornet to any other wind instrument.
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In playing a wind-instrument, the eyebrows are a great help.
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It was evidently not caused by a wind instrument; I felt sure it was not a concertina or an accordion.
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