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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly;
[syn: mouthpiece, embouchure]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

embouchure n 1: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly [syn: mouthpiece, embouchure]