DOUBLE-REED

Meaning of DOUBLE-REED in English

/dub"euhl reed"/ , adj. Music.

of or pertaining to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe.

[ 1875-80 ]

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DOUBLE REED — noun Date: circa 1876 two reeds bound together with a slight separation between them so that air passing through them …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOUBLE REED — noun : two cane reeds bound together to form an air passage so that one can vibrate against the other …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE REED — Date: circa 1876 : two reeds bound together with a slight separation between them so that air passing through them …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE REED — Function: noun Date: circa 1876 : two reeds bound together with a slight separation between them so that air passing …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOUBLE REED — ■ noun Music a reed with two slightly separated blades, used for playing a wind instrument such as an oboe …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE REED — [double reed] n (ca. 1876): two reeds bound together with a slight separation between them so that air passing through …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REED — I In botany, any of several species of large aquatic Phragmites (family Poaceae, or Gramineae). The common, or water, reed …
Английский словарь Британика
REED — I. ˈrēd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rede, reod, from Old English hrēod; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
REED — — reedlike , adj. /reed/ , n. 1. the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REED — I. ˈrēd noun Etymology: Middle English rede, from Old English hrēod; akin to Old High German hriot reed Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REED — adj red. 2. reed ·noun an arrow, as made of a reed. 3. reed ·noun straw prepared for thatching a …
Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
REED — [reed] n [ME rede, fr. OE hreod; akin to OHG hriot reed] (bef. 12c) 1 a: any of various tall …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REED — Common reed (Phragmites australis) in botany, any of several species of large aquatic grasses, especially the four species constituting the …
Britannica English vocabulary
REED — reed, Reed BrE AmE riːd ▷ reeded ˈriːd ɪd -əd ▷ reeding/s ˈriːd ɪŋ/z ▷ reeds riːdz ▶ ˈ reed …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REED — I. Reed, Oliver BrE AmE (1938–99) a British actor known especially for drinking alcohol and for his wild uncontrolled behaviour. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REED — n. & v. --n. 1 a any of various water or marsh plants with a firm stem, esp. of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REED — n. & v. n. 1 a any of various water or marsh plants with a firm stem, esp. of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REED — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a any of various water or marsh plants with a firm stem, esp. of …
Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
REED — ( reeds) 1. Reeds are tall plants that grow in large groups in shallow water or on ground that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REED — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN bed ▪ The reed beds cost £5 million to develop and cover 12 acres …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REED — [noun] [C] - (the hollow stem of) any of various types of tall stiff grass-like plants growing together in groups …
Cambridge English vocab
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
REED — n. reed organ reed instrument Reed John Reed Sir Carol Reed Thomas Brackett Reed Walter Reed Willis Reeds Plain of
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REED — n. In botany, any of several species of large aquatic grasses , especially the four species in the genus Phragmites …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REED — Synonyms and related words : English horn, Pandean pipe, adjutage, aerophone, aftergrass, anthrophore, arrow, arrowhead, aulos, axis, bamboo, barb, basset …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TWOFOLD 1, bifold, binary, double-barreled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex 2 Synonyms: TWIN , dual, paired …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
REED — I . Carol Reed (1906–76) an English film director best remembered for his film of the Graham Greene novel The …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adj. 1 twofold, paired, coupled, duplicate(d), doubled The forms banned and banning are spelt with a double n 2 folded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
REED — Under this name may be noticed the following Hebrew words: â Agmon occurs in (Job 40:12,16; Isaiah 9:14) (Authorized Version …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
REED — 1. сущ. 1) тростник, камыш, растение болот 2) стволы тростника (используемые, например, для крыш) 3) перен. слабый человек (гибкий как …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REED — reed.ogg 1. rıd n 1. 1> бот. тростник, камыш ( Phragmites ) 2> тростинка, камышинка 3> собир. тростниковые заросли 4> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REED — 1) архит. валик 2) газовая раковина, пора ( дефект стальною листа ) 3) текст. бердо 4) язычок (реле) • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
REED — 1) архит. валик 2) газовая раковина, пора (дефект стальною листа) 3) текст. бердо 4) язычок (реле) • - dropreed - fast reed - fly reed - lease reed - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
REED — 1) арундо 2) бердо 3) бердовый 4) тростинка 5) тростник 6) якорь реле • groove of lay for reed — выемка для берда loose reed mechanism — механизм …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
REED — тростник, камыш; тростниковые заросли тростник или солома для крыш poet. стрела свирель; буколическая поэзия mus. язычок; (pl.) язычковые музыкальные инструменты …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REED — 1. rıd n 1. 1> бот. тростник, камыш ( Phragmites ) 2> тростинка, камышинка 3> собир. тростниковые заросли 4> собир. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
REED — 1. сущ. 1) тростник, камыш, растение болот 2) стволы тростника ( используемые, например, для крыш ) 3) перен. слабый человек …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, номер на двоих …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
REED — тростник (Phragmites) - bur reed - giant reed - glyceria reed - Indian reed - mace reed - sea reed - sea sand reed - small reed - wood …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
REED — тростник ( Phragmites ) - bur reed - giant reed - glyceria reed - Indian reed - mace reed - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DOUBLE — 1. _n. 1> двойник 2> дубликат, дублет 3> прототип 4> _pl. _спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе) - mixed doubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOUBLE — 1. n. 1. двойник 2. дубликат, дублет 3. прототип 4. pl. спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе) - mixed doubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 2) двойная сумма 3) дубликат, копия • double allegiance, double citizenship, double nationality — двойное гражданство double answer — двусмысленный ответ double …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
DOUBLE — 1. _n. 1> двойник 2> дубликат, дублет 3> прототип 4> _pl. _спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе); mixed doubles игра …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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