EMBOUCHURE


Meaning of EMBOUCHURE in English

/ahm'boo shoor", ahm"boo shoor'/ ; Fr. /ahonn booh shyuurdd"/ , n. , pl. embouchures /-shoorz"/ ; Fr. /-shyuurdd"/ .

1. the mouth of a river.

2. the opening out of a valley into a plain.

3. Music.

a. the mouthpiece of a wind instrument.

b. the adjustment of a player's mouth to such a mouthpiece.

[ 1750-60; embouch ( er ) to put (an instrument) to one's mouth ( em- EM- + bouche mouth bucca puffed cheek) + -ure -URE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .