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| reed [ reed ] (plural reeds) |
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1. tall water plant: a tall slender plant with jointed stalks that grows in marshes and other wet areas. Genera Phragmites, Arundo.
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2. stalk of reed: a reed stalk, or a bundle of reed stalks. Use: thatching, basketry, crafts.
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3. music vibrating part of musical instrument: a thin piece of cane, metal, or plastic fitted inside a musical instrument that vibrates to produce sound, usually when the player blows into the instrument
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4. music musical instrument: a wind instrument fitted with a reed, e.g. an oboe or a clarinet
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informal
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5. textiles wires on loom: a series of parallel wires on a loom that separate the threads of the warp evenly
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| [ Old English hrēod< Germanic] |
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