Definition of Mouthpiece

1. Noun. A part that goes over or into the mouth of a person. "The mouthpiece of a respirator"

Generic synonyms: Aperture
Group relationships: Inhalator, Respirator

2. Noun. An acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks.
Generic synonyms: Acoustic Device
Group relationships: Phone, Telephone, Telephone Set

3. Noun. A spokesperson (as a lawyer).
Exact synonyms: Mouth
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Interpreter, Representative, Spokesperson, Voice
Derivative terms: Mouth

4. Noun. (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth.
Exact synonyms: Gumshield
Category relationships: Boxing, Fisticuffs, Pugilism
Generic synonyms: Sports Equipment

5. Noun. The tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth.
Group relationships: Cigarette Holder, Pipe, Tobacco Pipe
Generic synonyms: Tube, Tubing

6. Noun. The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly.
Exact synonyms: Embouchure
Generic synonyms: Aperture
Group relationships: Wind, Wind Instrument

Definition of Mouthpiece

1. n. The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; as, the mouthpiece of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.

Definition of Mouthpiece

1. Noun. A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially of a telephone or musical instrument ¹

2. Noun. A spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else ¹

3. Noun. (slang) A lawyer for the defense ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mouthpiece

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mouthpiece

mouthguard
mouthguards
mouthier
mouthiest
mouthily
mouthiness
mouthing
mouthing off
mouthless
mouthlike
mouthline
mouthlines
mouthly
mouthpart
mouthparts
mouthpiece (current term)
mouthpieces
mouths
mouths off
mouthsful
mouthward
mouthwards
mouthwash
mouthwashes
mouthwatering
mouthwateringly
mouthy
mouton
mouton enragé
moutonnee

Literary usage of Mouthpiece

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gaseous Exchange and Physiological Requirements for Level and Grade Walking by Henry Monmouth Smith (1922)
"If breathing through a mouthpiece is abnormal, the value of these studies ... In the ordinary technique the mouthpiece is usually inserted about two minutes ..."

2. A Comparison of Methods for Determining the Respiratory Exchange of Man by Thorne Martin Carpenter (1915)
"In first period with mouthpiece, subject asleep at beginning and drowsy throughout period; similar conditions in second period with nosepieces; ..."

3. A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1878)
"When the dead plate forms the bottom of a cast iron mouthpiece, it is useful to make the roof of that mouthpiece slope downwards towards the furnace at the ..."

4. A Treatise on Hydraulics by Henry Taylor Bovey (1895)
"If, however, the sectional areas of the mouthpiece at the point of discharge and at the throat are in the ratio of A to a, as given by eq. ..."

5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Loret calls the double bulb the beak mouthpiece of the instrument, ... The end of the pipe, The beak-shaped mouthpiece of a pip« found at Pompeii (fig. ..."

6. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"Single-hose scuba, with the second stage of the demand regulator mask mounted or mouthpiece mounted, does not require the large-bore, ambient pressure ..."

7. Gaseous Exchange and Physiological Requirements for Level and Grade Walking by Henry Monmouth Smith (1922)
"If breathing through a mouthpiece is abnormal, the value of these studies ... In the ordinary technique the mouthpiece is usually inserted about two minutes ..."

8. A Comparison of Methods for Determining the Respiratory Exchange of Man by Thorne Martin Carpenter (1915)
"In first period with mouthpiece, subject asleep at beginning and drowsy throughout period; similar conditions in second period with nosepieces; ..."

9. A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1878)
"When the dead plate forms the bottom of a cast iron mouthpiece, it is useful to make the roof of that mouthpiece slope downwards towards the furnace at the ..."

10. A Treatise on Hydraulics by Henry Taylor Bovey (1895)
"If, however, the sectional areas of the mouthpiece at the point of discharge and at the throat are in the ratio of A to a, as given by eq. ..."

11. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Loret calls the double bulb the beak mouthpiece of the instrument, ... The end of the pipe, The beak-shaped mouthpiece of a pip« found at Pompeii (fig. ..."

12. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"Single-hose scuba, with the second stage of the demand regulator mask mounted or mouthpiece mounted, does not require the large-bore, ambient pressure ..."

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