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flageolet1 n (Music / Instruments) a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes [from French, modification of Old French flajolet a little flute, from flajol flute, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested), from Latin flāre to blow] flageolet2, flageolet bean [ˈflædʒəˌleɪ] n
(Cookery) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable [from French fageolet, from Latin phaseolus bean; perhaps influenced by flageolet1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations flageolet [ˌflædʒəˈlet] N → flageolet m flauta dulce de seis u ocho agujeros How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The band consisted of a fiddle, a clarionet, and a flageolet from the Blind Asylum. In the smaller public-houses, fiddles with all their might and main were squeaking out the tune to staggering feet; drunken men, oblivious of the burden of their song, joined in a senseless howl, which drowned the tinkling of the feeble bell and made them savage for their drink; vagabond groups assembled round the doors to see the stroller woman dance, and add their uproar to the shrill flageolet and deafening drum. At night, mere ordinary acquaintances were bidden, and dancing went on till very late, formerly to the music of one violin, but for the last six years Monsieur Godard, who was a great flute player, contributed the piercing tones of a flageolet to the festivity. |
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