| Pronunciation: | | `âmbû'shûr
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly |
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EMBOUCHURE is a 10 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | mouthpiece |
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| | See Also: | | aperture, wind, wind instrument |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Em`bou`chure"\, n. [F., fr. emboucher to put to the
mouth; pref. em- (L. in) + bouche the mouth. Cf. {Embouge},
{Debouch}.]
1. The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon.
2. (Mus.)
(a) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
(b) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute
player has a good embouchure.
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