flageolet

/,flædʤə'let/
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flageolet

A musician plays a cheerful tune on a wooden flageolet.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes: A flageolet is a high-pitched woodwind instrument, similar to a recorder, that produces sound when the player blows air through a fipple (a mouthpiece with a narrow channel). It is known for its sweet, bird-like tone.
    • A French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried: A flageolet is a type of small, pale green kidney bean, traditionally cultivated in France. It is often harvested when young and tender or dried for later use.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Musical Instrument):
    • The shepherd played a simple tune on his flageolet.
    • The museum's collection includes a 19th-century ivory flageolet.
  • Noun (Bean):
    • The recipe calls for soaked flageolets to make the classic French cassoulet.
    • We served lamb with a side of creamy flageolet beans.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical Context (Instrument): The flageolet was particularly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries for dance music and as a practice instrument for bird imitations.
    • In Jane Austen's era, young ladies were often taught to play the flageolet.
  • Culinary Context (Bean): Flageolets are prized in French cuisine for their delicate flavor and fine, creamy texture when cooked.
    • For an authentic dish, you should use true French flageolets, not ordinary white beans.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tin whistle / Penny whistle: A similar simple fipple flute, usually made of metal.
  • Recorder: Another fipple flute, typically larger and with a different fingering system than the flageolet.
  • Haricot bean: A general term for several varieties of small, white dried beans, under which flageolets are sometimes categorized.
Synonyms
  • For the instrument: Fipple flute, duct flute.
  • For the bean: Haricot vert (when referring to the fresh, green pod), French kidney bean.
Related Phrases
  • To play the flageolet: This phrase specifically refers to performing on this instrument.
    • He learned to play the flageolet from an old music book.
  • Flageolet beans: The standard term when referring to the legume in a culinary context.
    • You can find flageolet beans in the gourmet section of the supermarket.
flageolet

A musician plays a cheerful tune on a wooden flageolet.

Noun
  1. a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
  2. a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried

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