ophicleide

[ of-i-klahyd ]

/ ˈɒf ɪˌklaɪd /

noun

a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.

Origin of ophicleide

1825–35; <French ophicléide<Greek óphi(s) serpent + kleid- (stem of kleís) key (akin to Latin clavis;see clavicle)

OTHER WORDS FROM ophicleide

oph·i·clei·de·an, adjective

Words nearby ophicleide

operose, opgefok, Ophelia, Opheltes, ophiasis, ophicleide, ophidian, ophidiid, ophiolatry, ophiolite, ophiolite suite

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Example sentences from the Web for ophicleide

Ophicleide, of′i-klīd, n. a large bass trumpet, with a deep pitch.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
In the ophicleide, the bass of the key-bugle, the bore is sufficiently wide to produce the fundamentals of a satisfactory quality.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
He made a point of taking his constitutional during the hour made hideous by the ill-starred aspirant on the ophicleide.
The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch|Talbot Baines Reed
The wooden serpent has gone out of use in military bands within recollection, the ophicleide from orchestras only recently.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819|Various

Originally these tones were played by the Ophicleide or Serpent (now obsolete).
Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond Spalding

British Dictionary definitions for ophicleide

ophicleide

/ (ˈɒfɪˌklaɪd) /

noun

music an obsolete keyed wind instrument of bass pitch

Word Origin for ophicleide

C19: from French ophiclēide, from Greek ophis snake + kleis key

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单词	ophicleide
释义	ophicleide [ of-i-klahyd ] / ˈɒf ɪˌklaɪd / noun a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double. Origin of ophicleide 1825–35; <French ophicléide<Greek óphi(s) serpent + kleid- (stem of kleís) key (akin to Latin clavis;see clavicle) OTHER WORDS FROM ophicleide oph·i·clei·de·an, adjective Words nearby ophicleide operose, opgefok, Ophelia, Opheltes, ophiasis, ophicleide, ophidian, ophidiid, ophiolatry, ophiolite, ophiolite suite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ophicleide Ophicleide, of′i-klīd, n. a large bass trumpet, with a deep pitch. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various In the ophicleide, the bass of the key-bugle, the bore is sufficiently wide to produce the fundamentals of a satisfactory quality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various He made a point of taking his constitutional during the hour made hideous by the ill-starred aspirant on the ophicleide. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch\|Talbot Baines Reed The wooden serpent has gone out of use in military bands within recollection, the ophicleide from orchestras only recently. Scientific American Supplement No. 819\|Various Originally these tones were played by the Ophicleide or Serpent (now obsolete). Music: An Art and a Language\|Walter Raymond Spalding British Dictionary definitions for ophicleide ophicleide / (ˈɒfɪˌklaɪd) / noun music an obsolete keyed wind instrument of bass pitch Word Origin for ophicleide C19: from French ophiclēide, from Greek ophis snake + kleis key Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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