CLARINET
clarinet
(noun) a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clarinet (plural clarinets)
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
Synonym: agony-pipe
Anagrams
• INTERCAL, litracen
Source: Wiktionary
Clar"i*net`, n. Etym: [F. clarinette, dim. of clarine, from L. clarus. See Clear, and cf. Clarion.] (Mus.)
Definition: A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.
Note: [Often improperly called clarionet.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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