Definition of flageolet Flageolet
/flæˌʤʌlɛˈt/ - [flatjulet] - flag•eo•let
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What does flageolet mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: flageolets |
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| flageolet - a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes | ||
| treble recorder, shepherd's pipe | ||
| fipple flute, fipple pipe, vertical flute, recorder a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece | ||
| flageolet - a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried | ||
| haricot | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flageolet (Noun)
A type of small flute. - flageolet (Noun)
A type of kidney bean , common in France.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- flageolet (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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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flageolet
flaj′o-let, n. the modern form of the old flute-à-bec, or straight flute, the simplest kind of which is the tin whistle with six holes. [Fr., dim. of O. Fr. flageol, flajol, a pipe; not through a supposed Low L. flautīolus—from flauta, a flute.]
Wikipedia 
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A flageolet is an old woodwind instrument. It belongs to the end-blown flute family. It started to be used in the 16th century for folk music. Soon there were two kinds: the French kind and the English. The French flageolet had two holes in the front and two in the back. The English flageolet had six holes in the front.
The flageolet is quite similar to the recorder. In the 18th century it changed because a narrow mouthpiece made of ivory or bone was added at the top. This led into another section which bulged out. There was a soft sponge at the end of this. Sometimes this instrument was called the "flautino". The piccolodeveloped from it. Another instrument that developed from it was the tin whistle.
Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel both wrote pieces for it.
Small versions of this instrument, called bird flageolets were also made and were used for teaching birds to sing.
References.
The illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments; ISBN-10: 3-8331-2195-5
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🔤- flageolet, noun, singular of flageolets.
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