mirlitonn.

Brit.

/ˈməːlɪtɒn/, U.S.

/ˈmɪrləˌtɑn/

Forms: 1800s mirloton (irregular), 1800s– mirliton, 1900s– mirlitone.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mirliton.

Etymology: < French mirliton (1752 in sense 1; 1738 denoting a coin, and in the 19th cent. denoting a type of cake, a hairstyle, and a type of shako, all apparently by analogy with the shape of the instrument); further etymology uncertain.In sense 2 apparently after Louisiana French mirliton, merliton in this sense (recorded in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. s.v.), spec. use of French mirliton, presumably on account of the shape of the squash.

a. A musical instrument resembling a kazoo, which when placed in the mouth imparts a nasal or buzzing quality to the voice by means of a stretched membrane.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy instruments > [noun]

mirliton1819

hewgag1850

squawker1874

squeaker1878

Tommy Talker1883

kazoo1884

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > kazoo

mirliton1819

hewgag1850

bazoo1877

Tommy Talker1883

kazoo1884

eunuch flute1928

1819 T. Moore Mem. (1853) III. 9 The crowd of dancers, mountebanks, mirloton players [etc.].

1865 M. Eyre Lady's Walks South of France xx. 217 In returning home the pilgrims unite in bands, singing;..while others, provided with mirlitons, play the wildest accompaniments.

1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby I. ii. 155 Taffy and Jeannot and Little Billie made the necessary music on their mirlitons.

1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 583/2 Mirliton, the French name for what English children call (or used to call) ‘Tommy Talker’, or ‘kazoo’.

b. A member of the class of musical instruments or auxiliaries which modify sound by this means. Cf. kazoo n., membranophone n.

ΚΠ

1937 F. W. Galpin Textbk. European Mus. Instruments 75 That the vibrations of the vocal chords can affect a membrane without singing or humming into the instrument, as in the Mirlitons, etc., is shown in the Indian Nyastaranga or throat trumpet.

1964 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments 335/1 The mbila has resonator gourds with spider-web membrane covering a small hole bored in each one, a mirliton device.

1988 Jrnl. Baltic Stud. 19 356 Lithuanians and Estonians know..the so-called mirlitones—sympathetically vibrating membranes used to ‘color’ the voice of speakers, singers, and of certain aerophones.

2. U.S. A pear-shaped squash, the chayote or custard marrow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > squash

melon-pompion1577

simnel1640

squash1643

cushaw1698

simlin1775

squash-pumpkin1819

squash gourd1823

summer crookneck1832

melon pumpkin1840

bush gourd1842

crook-neck1844

Hubbard squash1868

mirliton1901

butternut pumpkin1916

buttercup1930

butternut1940

1901 O. F. Cook Chayote (U.S. Dept. Agric. Bot. Div. Bull. No. 28) 21 In Louisiana the chayote, or as it is there called, the mirliton, has probably been grown for many years.

1923 U.S. Dept. Agric. Circular No. 286 1 The vegetable [sc. chayote] has been grown for more than a generation (under the names vegetable pear, mirliton, mango squash, etc.) in certain restricted areas of the South.

1977 Bon Appétit May 56/2 Mirliton... Creole... A tropical squash, up to eight inches long, with smooth or corrugated white to dark green skin. Peeled, boiled or steamed.

1985 People Weekly 29 Apr. 118/3 Prudhomme's crawfish..is Cajun, his mirliton..stuffed with fried oysters and topped with hollandaise sauce is creole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirliton
释义	mirlitonn. Brit. /ˈməːlɪtɒn/, U.S. /ˈmɪrləˌtɑn/ Forms: 1800s mirloton (irregular), 1800s– mirliton, 1900s– mirlitone. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mirliton. Etymology: < French mirliton (1752 in sense 1; 1738 denoting a coin, and in the 19th cent. denoting a type of cake, a hairstyle, and a type of shako, all apparently by analogy with the shape of the instrument); further etymology uncertain.In sense 2 apparently after Louisiana French mirliton, merliton in this sense (recorded in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. s.v.), spec. use of French mirliton, presumably on account of the shape of the squash. 1. a. A musical instrument resembling a kazoo, which when placed in the mouth imparts a nasal or buzzing quality to the voice by means of a stretched membrane. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy instruments > [noun] mirliton1819 hewgag1850 squawker1874 squeaker1878 Tommy Talker1883 kazoo1884 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > kazoo mirliton1819 hewgag1850 bazoo1877 Tommy Talker1883 kazoo1884 eunuch flute1928 1819 T. Moore Mem. (1853) III. 9 The crowd of dancers, mountebanks, mirloton players [etc.]. 1865 M. Eyre Lady's Walks South of France xx. 217 In returning home the pilgrims unite in bands, singing;..while others, provided with mirlitons, play the wildest accompaniments. 1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby I. ii. 155 Taffy and Jeannot and Little Billie made the necessary music on their mirlitons. 1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 583/2 Mirliton, the French name for what English children call (or used to call) ‘Tommy Talker’, or ‘kazoo’. b. A member of the class of musical instruments or auxiliaries which modify sound by this means. Cf. kazoo n., membranophone n. ΚΠ 1937 F. W. Galpin Textbk. European Mus. Instruments 75 That the vibrations of the vocal chords can affect a membrane without singing or humming into the instrument, as in the Mirlitons, etc., is shown in the Indian Nyastaranga or throat trumpet. 1964 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments 335/1 The mbila has resonator gourds with spider-web membrane covering a small hole bored in each one, a mirliton device. 1988 Jrnl. Baltic Stud. 19 356 Lithuanians and Estonians know..the so-called mirlitones—sympathetically vibrating membranes used to ‘color’ the voice of speakers, singers, and of certain aerophones. 2. U.S. A pear-shaped squash, the chayote or custard marrow. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > squash melon-pompion1577 simnel1640 squash1643 cushaw1698 simlin1775 squash-pumpkin1819 squash gourd1823 summer crookneck1832 melon pumpkin1840 bush gourd1842 crook-neck1844 Hubbard squash1868 mirliton1901 butternut pumpkin1916 buttercup1930 butternut1940 1901 O. F. Cook Chayote (U.S. Dept. Agric. Bot. Div. Bull. No. 28) 21 In Louisiana the chayote, or as it is there called, the mirliton, has probably been grown for many years. 1923 U.S. Dept. Agric. Circular No. 286 1 The vegetable [sc. chayote] has been grown for more than a generation (under the names vegetable pear, mirliton, mango squash, etc.) in certain restricted areas of the South. 1977 Bon Appétit May 56/2 Mirliton... Creole... A tropical squash, up to eight inches long, with smooth or corrugated white to dark green skin. Peeled, boiled or steamed. 1985 People Weekly 29 Apr. 118/3 Prudhomme's crawfish..is Cajun, his mirliton..stuffed with fried oysters and topped with hollandaise sauce is creole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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