flageolet (redirected from Flageolets)

flag·eo·let  (flj-lt, -l)

n.

A small flutelike instrument with a cylindrical mouthpiece, four finger holes, and two thumbholes.

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[French, diminutive of Old French flajol, flute, from Vulgar Latin *flbeolum, possibly alteration of Latin flbellum, diminutive of flbrum, gust of wind, from flre, to blow; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

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flageolet [flaj-a-let]

Noun

a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flageolet - a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried haricot common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
	2.	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 tabor pipe - a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor