D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Clarinet

/klĕrˌ-ən-ĕt'/ · Clar·i·net · IPA /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/
01 n. A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument i…
  1. 1.
    A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.(Mus.)