Meaning Of The Word Double-reed

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double-reed in American English
a double-reed instrument
designating or of any of a group of woodwind instruments, as the oboe or bassoon, having two reeds that are separated by a narrow opening and vibrated against each other by the breath
adjective: of or pertaining to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe

double-reed in British English
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

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