hautbois

haut·boy

also haut·bois H0085600 (hō′boi′, ō′boi′)n. pl. haut·boys also haut·bois (-boiz′) An oboe.

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[French hautbois, from Old French : haut, high; see haughty + bois, wood (of Germanic origin).]

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hautbois - a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiecehautboy, oboedouble reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate togetherbasset oboe, heckelphone - an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboemusette pipe - a small simple oboeoboe da caccia - an alto oboe; precursor of the English hornoboe d'amore - an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque musicshawm - a medieval oboe