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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Flag·eo·let n.  Mus. A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.
 Flageolet tones Mus., the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments.