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Webster 1913 Edition
Embouchure
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Emˊbouˊchure′
,Noun.
1.
The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon.
2.
(Mus.)
(a)
The mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
(b)
The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece;
as, a flute player has a good
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Definition 2024
embouchure
embouchure
English
Noun
embouchure (plural embouchures)
- (music) The shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument.
- 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
- you could see the twin lines running down from either side of his lower lip, etched in by the force of his embouchure, looking like extensions of his mustache.
- 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
Translations
shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɑ̃buʃyʁ]
Noun
embouchure f (plural embouchures)
- mouthpiece (of a musical instrument)
- mouth (of a river)
- bit (horse controlling mechanism)