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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flageolet \Flag"eo*let`\, n. [F. flageolet, dim. of OF flaj?l
(as if fr a LL flautio;us), of fla["u]te, flahute F.
fl?te. See {Flute}.] (Mus.)
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superseded the old recorder.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} (Mus.), the naturel harmonics or overtones
of stringed instruments.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
flageolet
n 1: a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually
dried [syn: {haricot}]
2: a small fipple flute with with four finger holes and two
thumb holes [syn: {treble recorder}, {shepherd's pipe}]
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