[ da'mɔ:reɪ ]
■ noun a type of oboe with a bulbous bell, sounding a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe and used in baroque music.
Origin
C19: from Ital., lit. 'oboe of love'.
[ da'mɔ:reɪ ]
■ noun a type of oboe with a bulbous bell, sounding a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe and used in baroque music.
Origin
C19: from Ital., lit. 'oboe of love'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004