HAUTBOIS


Meaning of HAUTBOIS in English

noun

also haut·boy ˈ(h)ōˌbȯi

( plural hautbois -ȯiz ; also hautboys “)

Etymology: Middle French hautbois, from haut high + bois wood, woods, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busc bush, forest — more at haught , bush

1.

a. : oboe

b. : a pipe-organ stop of 16, 8, and sometimes 4-foot pitch similar to an organ oboe

2. : a strawberry ( Fragaria moschata ) native to Europe and early brought into cultivation having the calyx strongly recurved in fruit

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