hautboy

[ hoh-boi, oh-boi ]

noun

1. oboe ¹( def 1 ).

hautboy

/ ˈəʊbɔɪ /

noun

1. Also calledhautbois strawberryhauboisˈəʊbɔɪ a strawberry, Fragaria moschata, of central Europe and Asia, with large fruit
2. See oboe
   an archaic word for oboe

Other Words From

• hautboy·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hautboy¹

1565–75; < Middle French hautbois, equivalent to haut high ( haughty ) + bois wood ( bush ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of hautboy¹

C16: from French hautbois, from haut high + bois wood, of Germanic origin; see bush ¹

Example Sentences

Barthelemon was leader of the band; Fisher played the hautboy; and Mr. Hook was conductor and composer.

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At fourteen, he was playing a hautboy in his father's band and practising on the violin at spare times.

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In the second subscription-concert, we heard Herr Flad, who performed an hautboy-concerto in a very brilliant manner.

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Of the orchestral players the drum was the noisiest; though the hautboy and the piccolo were every whit as emphatic.

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Cornet, Hautboy, and Viol d'Amore had quite stopped worrying about their journey, and about what they should do in the future.

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