WOODWIND


Meaning of WOODWIND in English

n. (often attrib.) 1 (collect.) the wind instruments of the orchestra that were (mostly) orig. made of wood, e.g. the flute and clarinet. 2 (usu. in pl.) an individual instrument of this kind or its player (the woodwinds are out of tune).

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