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em·bou·chure
/
ˌɑm
bʊˈʃʊər
,
ˈɑm
bʊˌʃʊər
;
Fr.
ɑ̃
buˈʃür
/
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-
sh
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r
,
ahm
-b
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-sh
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;
Fr.
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n
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sh
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r
]
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noun,
plural
em·bou·chures
/
-ˈʃʊərz
;
Fr.
-ˈʃür
/
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;
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.
1.
the mouth of a river.
2.
the opening out of a valley into a plain.
3.
Music
.
a.
the mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
b.
the adjustment of a player's mouth to such a mouthpiece.
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Origin:
1750–60;
<
French,
equivalent to
embouch
(
er
) to put (an instrument) to one's mouth (
em-
em-
+
bouche
mouth <
Latin
bucca
puffed cheek) +
-ure
-ure
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embouchure
(ˌɒmbʊˈʃʊə)
—
n
1.
the mouth of a river or valley
2.
music
a. the correct application of the lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument
b. the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
[C18: from French, from Old French
emboucher
to put to one's mouth, from
bouche
mouth, from Latin
bucca
cheek]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
embouchure
1792, from Fr. embouchure "river mouth, mouth of a wind instrument," from en- "in" + bouche "mouth" (see
bouche
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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