Definition of "reed"
- noun
Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
The hollow stem of these plants.
Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising of a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.
A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.
Reeding.
- verb
To mill or mint with reeding.
Simple past tense and past participle of ree.
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