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