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flageolet
1[ flaj-uh-let, -ley ]
noun
- a small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear.
- any fipple flute.
flageolet
2[ fla-zhaw-le ]
noun
- a green baby lima bean.
flageolet
1/ ˌflædʒəˈlɛt /
noun
- a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes
flageolet
2/ ˈflædʒəˌleɪ /
noun
- the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
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Origin of flageolet1
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Example Sentences
Julian could only bow obedience, and follow Empson, who was the same person that played so rarely on the flageolet.
He played extremely well on the Northumberland bagpipe, and his neighbour was a good performer on the flageolet.
Now the tale tells how Dom Manuel sat at the feet of the image and played upon a flageolet.
Does the young man accompany himself on the flageolet when he sings?
A beggar sings, looks piteously, plays his flageolet or harp, but never asks for money!
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