Embouchure

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Embouchure \Em`bou`chure"\, n. [F., fr. emboucher to put to the
     mouth; pref. em- (L. in) + bouche the mouth. Cf. {Embouge},
     {Debouch}.]
     1. The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Mus.)
        (a) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
        (b) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute
            player has a good embouchure.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  embouchure
       n : the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player
           blows directly [syn: {mouthpiece}]