dessus

Definitions of dessus
  1. noun
    a small simple oboe
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    type of:
    hautbois
    a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  2. noun
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
    synonyms: sommet
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    types:
    crête, sommet
    the center of a cambered road
    caboche, sommet
    the top of the head
    type of:
    côté, face
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
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