See Also: Boehm, Theobald(encyclopedia)
Boehm(dictionary)
twee(dictionary)
twee(dictionary)
twee(2)(dictionary)
twee(1)(dictionary)
Theobald Smith(medicine)
Smith, Theobald(encyclopedia)
Theobald (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Smith, Theobald(medicine)

twee(2) (iou) and Boehm, Theobald (sh)


twee(2) (iou)



twee adjective. [twi:] colloq. E20.
[Repr. a childish pronunc. of sweet.]
Sweet, dainty, chic. Now chiefly derog., affectedly dainty or quaint.
Independent We do not want Coniston to end up as another twee tourist village.
tweely adverb M20.
tweeness noun M20.

Boehm, Theobald (sh)




born April 9, 1794, Munich, Bavaria
died Nov. 25, 1881, Munich, German Empire

German flutist and flute designer.

Son of a goldsmith, he was a self-taught virtuoso flutist. Realizing that the craft he learned from his father could be put to use to improve the instrument, he created a new kind of key mechanism in 1832. He later studied acoustics, and by 1847 he had completely redesigned the flute, giving it a different internal shape, moving the holes, and extending the use of the keys. His work achieved a stronger and more uniform tone than that of earlier instruments and formed the basis for the modern flute.