First Known Use: 1760
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embouchure
noun em·bou·chure \ˈäm-bü-ˌshu̇r, ˌäm-bü-ˈ\
Definition of EMBOUCHURE
1
: the position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument
2
: the mouthpiece of a musical instrument
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Origin of EMBOUCHURE
French, from (s')emboucher to flow into, from en- + bouche mouth — more at debouch
Rhymes with EMBOUCHURE
amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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