embouchure

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It may be described as the embouchure of the Wady Dumayghah, which falls into its head, and which, doubtless, in olden times, when the land was wooded, used to roll a large and turbulent stream.

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  1. noun The mouth of a river.
  2. noun Music The mouthpiece of a woodwind or brass instrument.
  3. noun Music The manner in which the lips and tongue are applied to such a mouthpiece.

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  1. French, from emboucher, to put or go into the mouth, from Old French : en-, in; see en-1 + bouche, mouth (from Latin bucca, cheek).

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  1. French, from emboucher, put into the mouth, reflexive flow out, discharge: see embogue.
 

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/ɑnbuˈʃjur/
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