double reed

See also: double-reed

English

A double reed made of cane

Alternative forms

• double-reed

Noun

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.

Translations

a pair of reeds in wind instruments

• Danish: dobbelt rørblad
• Dutch: dubbelriet (nl)
• German: Doppelrohrblatt
• Irish: feag dhúbailte f
• Macedonian: двојанка f (dvojanka)