word of the day
Monday | 10 Jan 2022
Fipple
[fi-pl]
Noun
Icelandic - early 17th century
- Definition
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The mouthpiece of a recorder or similar wind instrument which is blown endwise, in which a thin channel cut through a block directs a stream of air against a sharp edge.
- Examples of word Fipple in a sentence
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“The recorder and tin whistles are played by blowing into a fipple.”
- Did you Know?
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Instruments that use the fipple-flute principle include one- or two-note whistles, recorders, flageolets and the organ (in its flue pipes).