sax
An early medieval type of machete common with the Germanic peoplesAn early medieval type of machete common with the Germanic peoples.
» Tom wanted to buy a soprano sax, but couldn't afford one.
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3 senses(historical)An early medieval type of machete common with the Germanic peoples.
A shade of colour similar to sky blue
(obsolete)A knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.
- a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
- a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
Examples
7 sentencesTom wanted to buy a soprano sax, but couldn't afford one.
Tom plays the tenor sax and Mary plays the alto sax.
The baritone sax that Tom wanted to buy was way too expensive for him.
Tom has a sax.
I play the tenor sax.
Origin
From Middle English sax, sex, from Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument foFrom Middle English sax, sex, from Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”), from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Doublet of seax and zax.
Clipping of saxe blue, from the name of the region of Saxony.
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Forms
plural: saxesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore:saxophone
- a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894):Adolphe Sax