double-reed

double-reed [duhb-uh l-reed] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Music.

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

Origin of double-reed First recorded in 1875–80 Examples from the Web for double-reed Historical Examples of double-reed

The original form of the reed instruments was of the double-reed variety.

Critical & Historical Essays

Edward MacDowell

British Dictionary definitions for double-reed double-reed adjective

1. relating to or denoting a wind instrument in which the sounds are produced by air passing over two reeds that vibrate against each other