fipple (redirected from fipples)

fip·ple  (fpl)

n.

1. A whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such as a recorder or flageolet, that channels the breath toward the sounding edge of a side opening.

2. An object similar to a fipple in an organ pipe.

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fipple [ˈfɪp^əl]

n

1. (Music / Instruments) a wooden plug forming a flue in the end of a pipe, as the mouthpiece of a recorder

2. (Music / Instruments) a similar device in an organ pipe with a flutelike tone

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fipple - a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) plug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly