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noun
The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The mouth of a river or valley.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: mouthpiece
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aperture
History
From French embouchure, from emboucher (“to put in one’s mouth”), from en- (“in”) + bouche (“mouth”), from Latin bucca (“cheek”).
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
