Hautboy

2 definitions found

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

  Hautboy \Haut"boy\ (h[=o]"boi), n. [F. hautbois, lit., high
     wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high
     tone. See {Haughty}, {Bush}; and cf. {Oboe}.]
     1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and
        similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone.
        Now more commonly called {oboe}. See Illust. of {Oboe}.


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     2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ({Fragaria elatior}).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hautboy
       n : a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical
           bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: {oboe}, {hautbois}]