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2 definitions found 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and a mouthpiece inserted at one end It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.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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