Definitions for flageoletˌflædʒ əˈlɛt, -ˈleɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

flag•eo•letˌflædʒ əˈlɛt, -ˈleɪ(n.)

  1. a small end-blown flute that has four finger holes in front and two in the rear.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of flageolet:

1650–60; < F

Princeton's WordNet

  1. flageolet, haricot(noun)

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

  2. flageolet, treble recorder, shepherd's pipe(noun)

    a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes

Wiktionary

  1. flageolet(Noun)

    A type of small flute.

  2. flageolet(Noun)

    A type of kidney bean, common in France.

  3. Origin: From flageolet.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flageolet(noun)

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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder


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