Mirliton Definition

mirlitän

noun

Webster's New World

A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.

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(music) The eunuch flute, a kind of membranophone.

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An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez.

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A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.

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Other Word Forms of Mirliton

Noun

Singular:

mirliton

Plural:

mirlitons

Origin of Mirliton

From French. Coined as a nonce to advertise a new women's bonnet, mirliton came to be applied to any trifle or trinket before acquiring several specific meanings. Compare the English word folderol.

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Starts With M & Ends With N Starts With MI & Ends With N Starts With M & Ends With ON

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8 Letter Words 8 Letter Words Starting With M 8 Letter Words Ending With N

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