hautboy

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Noun hautboy has 1 sense

oboe, hautboy, hautbois - a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
--₁ is a kind of double-reed instrument, double reed
--₁ has particulars:
heckelphone, basset oboe; musette pipe; oboe da caccia; oboe d'amore; shawm

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Hautboy

Noun

A hautboy is a woodwind instrument of the oboe family, with a high and piercing tone.

Sample sentences:

She played the haunting melody on her hautboy, filling the room with its beautiful sound.
The hautboy is commonly used in baroque and early classical music.

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Adjective

In the context of fashion or style, hautboy means fashionable or trendy.

Sample sentences:

She always dresses in hautboy outfits, keeping up with the latest fashion trends.
The designer's new collection is inspired by hautboy styles from the 1960s.

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