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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