EMBOUCHURE


Meaning of EMBOUCHURE in English

|ämbü|shu̇(ə)r, -bə|- noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from (s') emboucher to flow into, from em- en- (I) + bouche mouth, mouth of a river, from Latin bucca cheek — more at pock

1. : the mouth of a river ; also : expansion of a river valley into a plain

2.

a. : the position and use of the lips in producing a musical tone on a wind instrument — called also lip, lipping

b. : the mouthpiece of a musical instrument

3. : bouche 2

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