Definition of Mirliton. Meaning of Mirliton. Synonyms of Mirliton

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Definition of Mirliton

Mirliton
Mirliton Mir"li*ton, n. [F.] A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound. Trilby singing ``Ben Bolt' into a mirliton was a thing to be remembered, whether one would or no! --Du Maurier.

Meaning of Mirliton from wikipedia

- Look up mirliton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mirliton may refer to: Mirliton (military), a tall hat worn by hussars and other light cavalrymen...
- Mirliton, Flügelmütze, or Flügelkappe was a tall hat worn by hussars, light cavalrymen, and light infantrymen in the period 1750–1800, remaining in increasingly...
- (previously placed in the obsolete genus Sechium), also known as christophine, mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae...
- dancers (Tea) Russian dancers (Candy Canes) Danish shepherdesses / French mirliton players (Marzipan) Mother Ginger Polichinelles (Mother Ginger's Children)...
- The eunuch flute, onion flute, or mirliton (/ˈmɜːrlɪtɒn/; French: flûte eunuque, flûte à l'oignon or mirliton; German: Zwiebelflöte) is a membranophone...
- croquettes. Shrimp and grits from Cochon Butcher in New Orleans A lunch of mirliton, shrimp and grits from Karma Kitchen Shrimp and grits with cheddar cheese...
- to a player's voice when the player vocalizes into it. It is a type of mirliton (which itself is a membranophone), one of a class of instruments which...
- the National Convention. On April 25, 1793 the squadron was dissolved. Mirliton: black Collar: black Dolman: black Pelisse: black Facing : black Braids:...
- created by Macherot for Spirou include Pantoufle (with René Goscinny), Mirliton (with Raoul Cauvin), and as scenarist on Mulligan with Yvan Delporte and...
- Toulouse-Lautrec began to exhibit his work at the cabaret of Aristide Bruant's Mirliton. With his studies finished, Toulouse-Lautrec parti****ted in an exposition...