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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