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Webster 1913 Edition
Flageolet
Flag′eo-letˊ
,Noun.
[F.
flageolet
, dim. of OF. flaj[GREEK]l
(as if fr. a LL. flautio
;us
), of flaüte
, flahute
, F. fl[GREEK]te
. See Flute
.] (Mus.)
A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.
Flageolet tones
(Mus.)
, the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments.