FLAGEOLET

flageolet, treble recorder, shepherd's pipe

(noun) a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes

flageolet, haricot

(noun) a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flageolet (plural flageolets)

(music) A type of small flute of the fipple family.

A type of kidney bean, common in France.

Source: Wiktionary


Flag"eo*let`, n. Etym: [F. flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj (as if fr. a LL. flautio;us), of flaüte, flahute, F. fl. See Flute.] (Mus.)

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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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