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Meanings of sax in English

Portuguese
saxofone
Catalan
saxòfon
Spanish
saxófono
Wikidata

A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.

saxofone
Portuguese
adolphe sax
Catalan
adolphe sax
Spanish
adolphe sax

A Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)

adolphe sax
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Examples for "Adolphe Sax"
Examples for "Adolphe Sax"
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I "breakfasted" again and again with Adolphe Sax, and had always the same fare-"unbifteck et des oeufs sur le plat."
The Bed-Book of Happiness / Being a colligation or assemblage of...
2
But the saxophone has penetrated far beyond that particular world, which, of course, didn't exist when Adolphe Sax patented his new instrument in 1846.
The Irish Times
3
The Wagner tuba was made by Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone and had its first outing in 1875 for Wagner's Das Rheingold.
Radio NZ

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Usage of sax in English
1
He listened to the jazz sounds of Charles Lloyd's sweet tenor sax.
The book of spies
2
The guy had a funky Elvis haircut and played the sax-quitebadly.
Doctor Sleep
3
A spacey sax solo from Benjamin only fueled the already palpable inferno.
Ebony
4
An off-note from the sax dented the halting melody out of shape.
Woken furies
5
Charles Lloyd grew up playing sax with BB King and Howlin' Wolf.
Radio NZ
6
They war' a' Camerons and M'Donalds, though they paraded sax hundred men!
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
7
A moment later I was startled to hear an alto sax come in.
The Great Book of Amber
8
It also featured Bowie's most iconic sax break since Young Americans.
The Guardian
9
The growling sax and hoochie-coochie drummer were backing a group called The Diamonds.
11/22/63
10
A smooth Paul Desmond sax solo infuses time with a spare, haunting cadence.
Reach for Infinity
11
After two decades without sax, I've taken up playing my favorite woodwind again.
Wired
12
EBONY: You once told me that John Coltrane's sax playing inspired your flow.
Ebony
13
Van wonders if the sax player's parents have a yacht docked out there.
Real life & liars
14
Style-conscious Daniel, 13, plays the sax and is learning the piano.
Ebony
15
Oscar, the one playing the sax, simply looks round and cuddly.
The Guardian
16
They are girt with a sax and have a heavy casting-spear.
The House of the Wolfings / A Tale of the House of the Wolfings ...
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Translations for sax
Sax through the time
Sax across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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