clari·net [clarinetclarinets] BrE [ˌklærəˈnet] NAmE [ˌklærəˈnet] noun a musical instrument of the ↑woodwind group. It is shaped like a pipe and has a ↑reed and a ↑mouthpiece at the top that you blow into.
Word Origin: mid 18th cent.: from French clarinette, diminutive of clarine, denoting a kind of bell.