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Flageolet

Flageolet Meaning & Definition
Flageolet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flageolet?

[n] a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
[n] a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried

Synonyms | Synonyms for Flageolet: haricot | shepherd's pipe | treble recorder

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See Also | common bean | fipple flute | fipple pipe | recorder | vertical flute

Flageolet In Webster's Dictionary

\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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.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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