Definition of embouchures Embouchures
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What does embouchures mean?
Wiktionary 
- embouchures (Noun)
Plural of embouchure.
Part of speech
🔤- embouchures, noun, plural of embouchure.
WordNet
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| embouchure - the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | ||
| mouthpiece | ||
| aperture an man-made opening; usually small | ||
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Wiktionary
- embouchure (Noun)
The shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- embouchure (n.)
The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon. - embouchure (n.)
The mouthpiece of a wind instrument. - embouchure (n.)
The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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embouchure
ang-boo-shür′, n. the mouth of a river: the mouth-hole of a wind musical instrument. [Fr.,—em-boucher, to put to the mouth—en, in, bouche, a mouth.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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embouchure
A French word adopted as signifying the mouth of a river, by which its waters are discharged, or by which it is entered. The term is now in general use.
Part of speech
🔤- embouchure, noun, singular of embouchures.
