Complete Definition of "embouchure"

English
wikipedia
Etymology
From French #French|embouchure, from emboucher.

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/�mb�����/
(US) IPA|[��mb���]audio|en-us-embouchure.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

#music The shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument.
#*1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
#*:you could see the twin lines running down from either side of his lower lip, etched in by the force of his embouchure, looking like extensions of his mustache.


French
Etymology
From emboucher.
Pronunciation
IPA|[��bu�y�]
Noun
fr-noun|f

  1. mouthpiece (of a musical instrument)

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