Definition of "fipple" []

• A whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such as a recorder or flageolet, that channels the breath toward the sounding edge of a side opening. (noun)
• An object similar to a fipple in an organ pipe. (noun)

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• "Essentially half of a whistle, stiff side flaps loosely cover the nostrils and mouth; air blown from the nose travels down toward the mouth through a fipple, and the mouth forms the whistle's resonant chamber."
• "I did a lot of reading on the Web, learning terms like chiff and fipple."
• "The Clark Original is a conical barrel – the alternate is a cylinder – with a fipple, or mouthpiece, of wood inserted in the squared top."