flageolet

Meanings

Plural: flageolets

Noun

• a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
• a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
• A type of small flute of the fipple family.
• A technique for playing stringed instrument that produces high-pitched overtones.
• A type of small light green kidney-shaped bean, common in France.

Synonyms

haricot, shepherd's pipe, treble recorder