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hautbois

hautbois noun: any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.

Noun

hautbois (plural hautbois)

  1. Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
    Synonyms:
    oboe
  2. Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
    • Then [her voice] became a little louder, and sounded like a flute or a distant hautbois.1891, Oscar Wilde, “Chapter 3”, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC

Synonyms of hautbois

Forms of hautbois

pluralhautbois

Origin of hautbois

Borrowed from French hautbois. Doublet of oboe and hautboy.

Words formed from hautbois

Questions about hautbois

What does hautbois mean?
Hautbois means any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
What part of speech is hautbois?
Hautbois is a noun.
What is the plural of hautbois?
The plural of hautbois is hautbois.

Words near hautbois in the dictionary

  1. Haut-Katanga
  2. Haut-Lomami
  3. haut-pas
  4. Haut-Rhin
  5. Hautawan
  6. hautbois
  7. hautboist
  8. hautboists
  9. hautboy
  10. hautboyist
  11. hautboyists

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