fipple

A noun referring to a wooden plug that forms a flue pipe, such as the mouthpiece of a recorder or similar wind instrument.

• 🇩🇪Der Kern oder Block aus Holz (oder anderem Material) in einer Blockflöte oder einem ähnlichen Blasinstrument, der die Luftführung zur Anblaskante bildet; allgemeiner auch das Mundstück bzw. der Schnabel solcher Instrumente.

1. Wooden plug in a wind instrument C2 formal

   A small wooden or plastic block that directs air across the edge of a sound hole in certain musical instruments, such as a recorder or a whistle.

   • The recorder's fipple is crucial for producing a clear tone.
   • He carefully carved a new fipple for his wooden flute.
   • The fipple directs the air stream to create the instrument's sound.

   🇩🇪Blockflötenkern

   Synonyme: blockplug

• fipples plural form
• fipples' possessive plural form
• fipple's possessive singular form