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Definition of Flageolet

1. Noun. A French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried.

2. Noun. A small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes.

Definition of Flageolet

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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.

Definition of Flageolet

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Medical Definition of Flageolet

1. 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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.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, the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments. Origin: F. Flageolet, dim. Of OF. Flajl (as if fr. A LL. Flautio;us), of flaute, flahute, F. Flte. See Flute. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flageolet

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