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hautbois

n. 1 Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds. 2 Any of the, now obsolete, predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.

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hautbois

n. a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: oboe, hautboy]

Usage examples of "hautbois".

We have been informed, sir, that there is an annual rent charged on the land of Hautbois, for the endowment and repair of an almshouse.

The manorial farm of Hautbois, now occupied by Farmer Seedling, is charged with the endowment and maintenance of an almshouse.

He noticed that Robin, kneeling atop Hautbois a few meters away, was also watching the spectacle.

As for Hautbois, I presume it is because the Wizard often grants a child to those who circumnavigate the great river.

Robin held up the elaborately patterned nightgown Hautbois had laid out for her.

Robin might have weighed no more than a sheet of paper as Hautbois lifted her with one hand and slid her into the sleeping bag.

Gaby was now riding with Hautbois and Robin, while Valiha and Psaltery led the flotilla in canoes that rode high in front.

He could barely see Robin and Hautbois, and Hornpipe was completely swallowed in the mist.

With the exception of Hautbois, she knew what each of the Titanides would say.

Robin had the impression Hautbois would willingly have made love to her in the private, frontal mode, if it could have helped anything.

Whatever Hautbois had done had given Robin more peace of mind than she had felt since .

She rowed all day, with Hautbois instructing her in the finer points of boat handling.

She knelt in the bow and paddled vigorously until Hautbois advised her to save her strength and let the river do most of the work.

She thought she heard Hautbois shout, but the roaring of the river was too loud for words.

When she got her head above the water and opened her eyes, she saw that Hautbois was also in the river, but standing on the bottom submerged to the waist.