double-reed

[ duhb-uh l-reed ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈrid /

adjective Music.

of or relating to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe.

Origin of double-reed

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby double-reed

double-minded, double-nickel, double-o, double-park, double-quick, double-reed, double-ring, double-ripper, double-sided, double-space, double-stop

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British Dictionary definitions for double-reed

double-reed

adjective

relating to or denoting a wind instrument in which the sounds are produced by air passing over two reeds that vibrate against each other