FLAGEOLETS
Noun
flageolets
plural of flageolet
Source: Wiktionary
FLAGEOLET
Flag"eo*let`, n. Etym: [F. flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj (as if fr. a LL. flautio;us), of flaĆ¼te, 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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.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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