'Embouchure' definitions:
Definition of 'embouchure'
(from WordNet)
noun
The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly [syn: mouthpiece, embouchure]
Definition of 'Embouchure'
From: GCIDE
- Embouchure \Em`bou`chure"\, n. [F., fr. emboucher to put to the mouth; pref. em- (L. in) + bouche the mouth. Cf. Embouge, Debouch.]
- 1. The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) (a) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument. (b) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure. [1913 Webster]