'Flageolet' definitions:
Definition of 'flageolet'
(from WordNet)
noun
A French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried [syn: flageolet, haricot]
noun
A small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes [syn: flageolet, treble recorder, shepherd's pipe]
Definition of 'Flageolet'
From: GCIDE
- Flageolet \Flag"eo*let`\, n. [F. flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj?l (as if fr. a LL. flautio;us), of fla["u]te, flahute, F. fl?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 It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder. [1913 Webster]
- Flageolet tones (Mus.), the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments. [1913 Webster]