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flageolet

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flageolet

1
n
a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
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n
a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flageolet
1

n a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried

Synonyms:
haricot
Type of:
common bean
any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
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n a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes

Synonyms:
shepherd's pipe, treble recorder
Types:
tabor pipe
a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor
Type of:
fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute
a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
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