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A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.

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  1. n. A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.
  2. n. A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).
  3. n. a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  4. 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe. 2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).
  5. A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shapeto the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly calledoboe. See Illust. of Oboe.
  6. n a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece