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mirliton
/ ˈmɜːlɪtɒn /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mirliton1
1810–20; < French: literally, reed-pipe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mirliton1
C19: French, literally: reed pipe, of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
Driven forth again I fly home, accompanied by the unnerving tones of the mirliton pipes.
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On the 27th of March this "mirliton" concert was repeated at Ciceri's, and on this occasion Cherubini took an active part.
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Trilby singing "Ben Bolt" into a mirliton was a thing to be remembered, whether one would or no!
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To give an account of the “Mirliton” is to tell the story of Bruant, the most popular ballad-writer in France to-day.
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Bruant ran the Mirliton on the principle that the less easily pleasure is come by, the more it will be prized.
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