01 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…
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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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.(Mus.)
Phrases & compounds
Flageolet tones —
the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments.