Clarionet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clarionet \Clar`i*o*net"\, n. [See {Clarion}, {Clarinet}.]
     (Mus.)
     See {Clarinet}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Clarinet \Clar"i*net`\, n. [F. clarinette, dim. of clarine, from
     L. clarus. See {Clear}, and cf. {Clarion}.] (Mus.)
     A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and
     fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the
     leading instrument in a military band.
  
     Note: [Often improperly called {clarionet}.]
           [1913 Webster] clarinetist

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  CLARIONET, n.  An instrument of torture operated by a person with
  cotton in his ears.  There are two instruments that are worse than a
  clarionet -- two clarionets.