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EMBOUCHURE
mouthpiece, embouchure
(noun) the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
embouchure (countable and uncountable, plural embouchures)
(music) The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.
(archaic) The mouth of a river or valley.
Source: Wiktionary
Em`bou`chure", n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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