SAXOPHONE

sax, saxophone

(noun) a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saxophone (plural saxophones)

(musical instruments) A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

Synonyms: sax, gobble-pipe

Source: Wiktionary


Sax"o*phone, n. Etym: [A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see Saxhorn) + Gr. (Mus.)

Definition: A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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