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reed [ri:d] N

1. reed (water plant):

reed

trzcina f

2. reed MUS:

reed

stroik m

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Behind the reeds and sedges are extensive thickets. en.wikipedia.org

In 1680 and beyond, the church was surrounded by 30 clay huts, covered with reeds, where the sick and the senility lived. en.wikipedia.org

Non-piped organs include the reed organ or harmonium, which like the accordion and harmonica (or mouth organ) use air to excite free reeds. en.wikipedia.org

To hear him preach was like listening to the harmonies of a grand organ with its various stops and solemn sub-bass and tremulous pathetic reeds. en.wikipedia.org

In the 1880s a mattress-stuffing business flourished as reeds were harvested first by hand with scythes then by horse-drawn mowers. en.wikipedia.org

Reeds and horsetails produced the first humus and initiated the formation of peat. en.wikipedia.org

The roofs were supported with wooden posts, and roofed with brushwood and reeds. en.wikipedia.org

When overbending, the player isolates the "higher" of the two reeds and by so doing can play higher pitched notes. en.wikipedia.org

It combines the sound of double reeds and the slide for a distinctive and unusual instrument. en.wikipedia.org

Of final note, the marsh reeds at the back of the stage are actually inflatable, which allows for easier transport between performance locations. en.wikipedia.org

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