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windcap

windcap noun: a covering for the reed in an instrument, limiting the range of playable notes and preventing overblowing.

Noun

windcap (plural windcaps)

  1. A covering for the reed in an instrument, limiting the range of playable notes and preventing overblowing.

Forms of windcap

pluralwindcaps
alternative formwind cap

Origin of windcap

From wind + cap.

Words formed from windcap

Questions about windcap

What does windcap mean?
Windcap means a covering for the reed in an instrument, limiting the range of playable notes and preventing overblowing.
What part of speech is windcap?
Windcap is a noun.
What is the plural of windcap?
The plural of windcap is windcaps.

Words near windcap in the dictionary

  1. windburn
  2. windburned
  3. windburning
  4. windburns
  5. windburnt
  6. windcap
  7. windcapped
  8. windcaps
  9. windcatcher
  10. windcatchers
  11. windchapped

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