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inflatile, a.|ɪnˈfleɪtɪl| [ad. late L. inflātil-is (Cassiodorus) of or for blowing: see -ile. Cf. obs. F. inflatil (16th c. in Godef.).] Of a musical instrument: Sounded by blowing.
1776Hawkins Hist. Music I. ii. ix. 243 The general division of musical instruments is into three classes, the pulsatile, tensile, and inflatile. 1891Athenæum 19 Sept. 390/3 The drum, the flute, and the lyre, as types respectively of percussive, inflatile, and pulsatile instruments. |