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| em·bou·chure [ m b shr ] (plural em·bou·chures) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. music position of lips and tongue: the adjustment of the lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument
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2. music mouthpiece: the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
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3. geography river mouth: the mouth of a river
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4. geography valley mouth: the mouth of a valley where it becomes a plain
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| [Mid-18th century. < French< emboucher "put to your mouth" < bouche "mouth"] |
