double reed

See also: double-reed

English

A double reed made of cane

Alternative forms

double-reed

Noun

double reed (plural double reeds)

(music) A pair of reeds, in any of several wind instruments, that are joined together and vibrate together.
(music, by extension) An instrument using a double reed.
To me, the bassoon is the greatest of the double reeds.

Translations

a pair of reeds in wind instruments

Danish: dobbelt rørblad
Dutch: dubbelriet (nl)
German: Doppelrohrblatt
Irish: feag dhúbailte f
Macedonian: двојанка f (dvojanka)

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