flageolet

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F0159500 (flăj′ə-lĕt′, -lā′)n. A small flutelike instrument with a cylindrical mouthpiece, four finger holes, and two thumbholes.

[French, diminutive of Old French flajol, flute, from Vulgar Latin *flābeolum, possibly alteration of Latin flābellum, diminutive of flābrum, gust of wind, from flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]

flageolet

(ˌflædʒəˈlɛt) n (Instruments) a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes[C17: from French, modification of Old French flajolet a little flute, from flajol flute, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested), from Latin flāre to blow]

flageolet

(ˈflædʒəˌleɪ) or

flageolet bean

n1. (Cookery) the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable2. (Plants) the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable[C19: from French fageolet, from Latin phaseolus bean; perhaps influenced by flageolet¹]

flag•eo•let

(ˌflædʒ əˈlɛt, -ˈleɪ)

n. a small end-blown flute that has four finger holes in front and two in the rear. [1650–60; < French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flageolet - a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually driedharicotcommon bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
	2.	flageolet - a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holestreble recorder, shepherd's pipefipple flute, fipple pipe, vertical flute, recorder - a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiecetabor pipe - a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor

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flageolet

(flăjəlĕt`), small straight flute of conical bore, with a whistle mouthpiece. The number of finger holes varies, as does the length, which may be from 4 to 12 in (10.2–30.5 cm). The flageolet, related to the recorderrecorder,
musical wind instrument of the flute family, made of wood, varying in length, and having an inverted conical bore (largest end near the mouthpiece). Its tone is produced by an air stream against an edge, like that of the flute, but the air is conducted by a mouthpiece
..... Click the link for more information. , was known as early as the 16th cent., its invention in 1581 being ascribed to Juvigny, a Parisian. It was in use until the end of the 19th cent.

Flageolet

in music:

(1) A wind instrument, a type of end-blown flute with a cylindrical tube and finger holes, generally six. The most widespread type is the flageolet developed by Juvigny in Paris circa 1581, which has a beaked mouthpiece with a whistle device. A flageolet with keys was used in the 18th and 19th centuries in symphony and operatic orchestras; operas by Gluck and Mozart contain flageolet parts. The flageolet is now used as a solo instrument and in ensembles. It is a precursor of the piccolo.

(2) A whistling tone produced on string instruments by lightly touching a string at its center or at one-third, one-quarter, and so on, of its length. The sound produced resembles the sound of the instrument (hence the name).

REFERENCE

Targonskii, Ia. B. Flazholety smychkovykh instrumentov. Moscow, 1936.

flageolet

¹ a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes

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², flageolet bean the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

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noun a French bean variety with light-colored seeds

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

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