Meaning of FLAGEOLET
| Pronunciation: | | flazhow'le
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- [n] a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
- [n] a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
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| | Synonyms: | | haricot, shepherd's pipe, treble recorder |
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| | See Also: | | common bean, fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Flag"eo*let`\, n. [F. flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj?l
(as if fr. a LL. flautio;us), of fla["u]te, flahute, F.
fl?te. See {Flute}.] (Mus.)
A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a
mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound,
softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have
superseded the old recorder.
{Flageolet tones} (Mus.), the naturel harmonics or overtones
of stringed instruments.
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