BASSOON

bassoon

(noun) a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

bassoon (plural bassoons)

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

Synonym: fagotto (dated)

Verb

bassoon (third-person singular simple present bassoons, present participle bassooning, simple past and past participle bassooned)

To play the bassoon.

To make a bassoon-like sound.

Source: Wiktionary

Bas*soon", n. Etym: [F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music. ] (Mus.)

Definition: A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.

Note: Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a fagot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition