embouchure

[ ahm-boo-shoor, ahm-boo-shoor; French ahn-boo-shyr ]

/ ˌɑm bʊˈʃʊər, ˈɑm bʊˌʃʊər; French ɑ̃ buˈʃür /

noun, plural em·bou·chures [ahm-boo-shoorz; ahm-boo-shoorz; French ahn-boo-shyr]. /ˌɑm bʊˈʃʊərz; ˈɑm bʊˌʃʊərz; French ɑ̃ buˈʃür/.

the mouth of a river.

the opening out of a valley into a plain.

Music.

the mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
the adjustment of a player's mouth to such a mouthpiece.

Origin of embouchure

1750–60; <French, equivalent to embouch(er) to put (an instrument) to one's mouth (em-em-¹ + bouche mouth <Latin bucca puffed cheek) + -ure-ure

Words nearby embouchure

embosk, embosom, emboss, embossed, embothrium, embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow, embowed, embowel, embower

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Example sentences from the Web for embouchure

Amber lies under, or is formed upon the sand, and abounds most near the embouchure of a small river in this neighbourhood.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.|Various
Our horses were tied in a defile; and we took our stands where we could command the embouchure of the cañon with our rifles.
The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid
Probably, according to Teulet, the present Sandhofer-fahrt, a little below the embouchure of the Neckar.
Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions|Thomas H. Huxley
The original name was Ellenfoot, so called from its situation at the embouchure of the river Elne with the Solway.
The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 1|William Finden

It had shoals off its embouchure; and these, he rightly enough fancied, would induce Captain Cuffe to be wary.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for embouchure

embouchure

/ (ˌɒmbʊˈʃʊə) /

noun

the mouth of a river or valley

music

the correct application of the lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument
the mouthpiece of a wind instrument

Word Origin for embouchure

C18: from French, from Old French emboucher to put to one's mouth, from bouche mouth, from Latin bucca cheek

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单词	embouchure
释义	embouchure [ ahm-boo-shoor, ahm-boo-shoor; French ahn-boo-shyr ] / ˌɑm bʊˈʃʊər, ˈɑm bʊˌʃʊər; French ɑ̃ buˈʃür / noun, plural em·bou·chures [ahm-boo-shoorz; ahm-boo-shoorz; French ahn-boo-shyr]. /ˌɑm bʊˈʃʊərz; ˈɑm bʊˌʃʊərz; French ɑ̃ buˈʃür/. the mouth of a river. the opening out of a valley into a plain. Music. the mouthpiece of a wind instrument. the adjustment of a player's mouth to such a mouthpiece. Origin of embouchure 1750–60; <French, equivalent to embouch(er) to put (an instrument) to one's mouth (em-em-¹ + bouche mouth <Latin bucca puffed cheek) + -ure-ure Words nearby embouchure embosk, embosom, emboss, embossed, embothrium, embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow, embowed, embowel, embower Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for embouchure Amber lies under, or is formed upon the sand, and abounds most near the embouchure of a small river in this neighbourhood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.\|Various Our horses were tied in a defile; and we took our stands where we could command the embouchure of the cañon with our rifles. The Scalp Hunters\|Mayne Reid Probably, according to Teulet, the present Sandhofer-fahrt, a little below the embouchure of the Neckar. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions\|Thomas H. Huxley The original name was Ellenfoot, so called from its situation at the embouchure of the river Elne with the Solway. The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 1\|William Finden It had shoals off its embouchure; and these, he rightly enough fancied, would induce Captain Cuffe to be wary. The Wing-and-Wing\|J. Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for embouchure embouchure / (ˌɒmbʊˈʃʊə) / noun the mouth of a river or valley music the correct application of the lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument the mouthpiece of a wind instrument Word Origin for embouchure C18: from French, from Old French emboucher to put to one's mouth, from bouche mouth, from Latin bucca cheek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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