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Meanings of beating-reed instrument in English

Portuguese
palheta
Catalan
instrument de llengüeta

A musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed.

        palheta
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        Examples for "reed"
        Examples for "reed"
        1
        Two different reed switch behaviors were observed at different magnetic field strengths.
        Pubmed
        2
        But the water kept rising, and the reed didn't reach high enough.
        Coyote dreams
        3
        Then Spider placed a huge reed upon the top of the mesa.
        Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest
        4
        The shores were hidden by the reed islands except toward the west.
        The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
        5
        The shepherd cut off the reed, and made a pipe of it.
        The Junior Classics, Volume 1: Fairy and wonder tales
        1
        His fingers danced over the reed instrument with fluttering bird-like motions.
        Mech
        2
        The mijwiz is a reed instrument.
        The new yorker
        3
        The use of a sheng (a reed instrument) and the Chinese lute make Du Yun's piece the least conventional.
        The economist
        4
        They produced a model of a two-manual free reed instrument with two octaves and a half of pedals which was exhibited at Novello's, in London.
        The Recent Revolution in Organ Building / Being an Account of Mo...
        5
        In the hall was the full Marine Band, in evening dress, with their string and reed instruments.
        Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 / of Sixty Years in the National ...
        Translations for beating-reed instrument
        Portuguese
        palheta