MIRLITON

Etymology

Noun

mirliton (plural mirlitons)

A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.

(musical instruments) The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone.

An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez.

A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.

Anagrams

• nitrolim

Source: Wiktionary

Mir"li*ton, n. [F.]

Definition: A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound.

Trilby singing "Ben Bolt" into a mirliton was a thing to be remembered, whether one would or no! Du Maurier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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