Oboe

  • 31oboe — [18] The oboe gets its name from its high pitch. Its ultimate ancestor was French hautbois, a compound of haut ‘high’ and bois ‘wood’ (the oboe is a woodwind instrument). English acquired this in the 16th century as hautboy, but from the 18th… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32oboe — [18] The oboe gets its name from its high pitch. Its ultimate ancestor was French hautbois, a compound of haut ‘high’ and bois ‘wood’ (the oboe is a woodwind instrument). English acquired this in the 16th century as hautboy, but from the 18th… …

    Word origins

  • 33oboe — Synonyms and related words: English horn, Pandean pipe, aulos, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, block flute, bombard, bourdon, cello, claribel, clarinet, clarion, concert flute, contrabassoon, contrafagotto, cornet, cornopean, cromorna,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 34oboe — n. to play the oboe * * * [ əʊbəʊ] to play the oboe …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35oboe — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hautboy; English horn, shawm, schalmei, musette, oboe d amore, bass or baritone oboe, heckelphone. See music …

    English dictionary for students

  • 36oboe — o|boe [ ou,bou ] noun count a musical instrument that you play by blowing air through a REED. An oboe is a woodwind instrument. Someone who plays the oboe is called an oboist …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37oboe — {{#}}{{LM O27715}}{{〓}} {{[}}oboe{{]}} ‹o·bo·e› {{《}}▍ s.com.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} → {{↑}}oboísta{{↓}}. {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}2{{>}} Instrumento musical de viento, de la familia de las maderas, formado por un tubo que puede tener de dieciséis a… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 38Oboe — O·bo̲e die; , n; ein Blasinstrument aus Holz mit hohem Klang, in das man durch ein dünnes Rohr hineinbläst <(die) Oboe spielen> || Abbildung unter Blasinstrumente || hierzu O·bo·ịst der; en, en; O·bo·ịs·tin die; , nen …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 39oboe — s m Instrumento musical de viento, formado por un tubo de madera de 50 o 70 cm de largo, con 6 agujeros y varias llaves, que termina ensanchándose ligeramente en forma de cono y tiene en su extremo anterior una lengüeta o caña doble de carrizo… …

    Español en México

  • 40oboe — [[t]o͟ʊboʊ[/t]] oboes N VAR: oft the N An oboe is a musical instrument shaped like a tube which you play by blowing through a double reed in the top end …

    English dictionary