double reed

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English

A double reed made of cane

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double reed (plural double reeds)

  1. (music) A pair of reeds, in any of several wind instruments, that are joined together and vibrate together.
  2. (music, by extension) An instrument using a double reed.
    To me, the bassoon is the greatest of the double reeds.

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