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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.
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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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