Flag"eo*let` (?), n. [F.
flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj?l (as if fr. a LL.
flautio;us), of flaüte, flahute, F.
fl?te. See Flute.] (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said to have superseded the old recorder.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.