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noun
Saxophone  n.  (Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.






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"Saxophone" Quotes from Famous Books



... drummer walloped his drums; a saxophone squawked, and fiddles squealed. Hereupon appeared a tall authoritative man, at least thirty-two years old, and all swelled up with himself, as interpreted by Noble and several other friends of Julia's—though ...
— Gentle Julia • Booth Tarkington

... minutes later they drifted out on the floor while the dozen swaying, sighing members of the specially hired jazz orchestra informed the crowded ballroom that "if a saxophone and me are left alone ...
— Tales of the Jazz Age • F. Scott Fitzgerald

... to be accommodating, and the saxophone decided to out-jazz the piano, and the drum got its ambition roused and joined in the competition, and the young couple who were not supposed to be dancing out-danced everything ...
— Quin • Alice Hegan Rice



Words linked to "Saxophone" :   single-reed woodwind, sax, saxophonist, single-reed instrument



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