flageolet

[ flaj-uh-let, -ley ]

/ ˌflædʒ əˈlɛt, -ˈleɪ /

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noun

a small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear.

any fipple flute.

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Origin of flageolet

1650–60; <French, spelling variant of Old French flajolet, equivalent to flajol flute (<Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, derivative of Latin flāre to blow²) + -et-et

Words nearby flageolet

flagellation, flagelliform, flagellin, flagellosis, flagellum, flageolet, flag fall, flagfish, flag football, Flagg, flagging

Other definitions for flageolet (2 of 2)

flageolet²

[ fla-zhaw-le ]

/ fla ʒɔˈlɛ /

noun, plural fla·geo·lets

[fla-zhaw-le]. /fla ʒɔˈlɛ/. French.

a green baby lima bean.

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How to use flageolet in a sentence

Julian could only bow obedience, and follow Empson, who was the same person that played so rarely on the flageolet.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
He played extremely well on the Northumberland bagpipe, and his neighbour was a good performer on the flageolet.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
Now the tale tells how Dom Manuel sat at the feet of the image and played upon a flageolet.
Figures of Earth|James Branch Cabell
Does the young man accompany himself on the flageolet when he sings?
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams|Charles Paul de Kock

A beggar sings, looks piteously, plays his flageolet or harp, but never asks for money!
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for flageolet (1 of 2)

flageolet¹

/ (ˌflædʒəˈlɛt) /

noun

a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes

Word Origin for flageolet

C17: from French, modification of Old French flajolet a little flute, from flajol flute, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested), from Latin flāre to blow

British Dictionary definitions for flageolet (2 of 2)

flageolet²

flageolet bean

/ (ˈflædʒəˌleɪ) /

noun

the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Word Origin for flageolet

C19: from French fageolet, from Latin phaseolus bean; perhaps influenced by flageolet 1

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