Definition of "flageolet" [flag•eo•let]

• A small flutelike instrument with a cylindrical mouthpiece, four finger holes, and two thumbholes. (noun)

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• "The Chinese flageolet is a tube measuring a little more than a foot in length."
• "It is a winter dish because it is very hearty and uses preserved meats such as sausages and duck confit, cooked with white beans called flageolet."
• "The flageolet was the latest form of the treble, beak, or whistle head flute."