oboe

About 0.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

Similar words

hautbois hautboy contrabassoon woodwind heckelphone musette instrument reed caccia sopila

Often followed by

and in is concerto or player solo with part

Word family

oboes oboist oboists