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Words nearby flageolet
Definition for flageolet (2 of 2)
noun, plural fla·geo·lets [fla-zhaw-le] /fla ʒɔˈlɛ/. French.
Example sentences from the Web for flageolet
We have now three instruments; Boehm flageolet, flute, and Bb clarinet; and we expect in a few days our piano.The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Here the flageolet tones of the violins produce a most original effect.The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
The poor boy was playing the air of a French vaudeville on a pipe or flageolet.The Black Robe|Wilkie Collins
The old English fipple flute, or flte bec, is described under the headings Recorder and Flageolet.
He rammed the flageolet impatiently into his waistcoat, threw back his cloak, and stepped out into the garden.Doom Castle|Neil Munro