mouthpiece

  • 21Mouthpiece (brass) — Trumpet mouthpiece from the side On brass instruments the mouthpiece is the part of the instrument which is placed upon the player s lips. The purpose of the mouthpiece is a resonator, which passes vibration from the lips to the column of air… …

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  • 22Mouthpiece (scuba) — Nemrod double hose diving regulator made in the 1980s. Its mouthpiece can be strapped in. In breathing sets, a mouthpiece is a part that the user grips in his mouth, to make a watertight seal between the breathing set and his mouth. It is… …

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  • 23mouthpiece — noun Date: 1678 1. something placed at or forming a mouth 2. a part (as of an instrument) that goes in the mouth or to which the mouth is applied 3. a. one that expresses or interprets another s views ; spokesman b. slang a criminal lawyer …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24mouthpiece — noun a) A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially of a telephone or musical instrument b) A spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else …

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  • 25Mouthpiece — Сопло; мундштук (отливного котла) …

    Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • 26mouthpiece — Synonyms and related words: AG, DA, KC, QC, SSC, US attorney, adviser, advocate, aerophone, agent, amicus curiae, announcer, annunciator, attorney, attorney general, attorney at law, authority, barrister, barrister at law, bell, bit, call box,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27mouthpiece — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reed, embouchure, lip, bit, pipe stem, etc.; slang, spokesman, parrot, speaker, lawyer. See music, speech, lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spokesman, adviser, lawyer, counselor; see adviser . III… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 28mouthpiece — mouth|piece [ mauθ,pis ] noun count 1. ) the part of something such as a musical instrument or a telephone that you put in or near your mouth 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a lawyer, especially one who defends someone accused of a crime 3. ) INFORMAL a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29mouthpiece — англ. [ма/утспис] мундштук у дух. инструм …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 30mouthpiece — n a lawyer, specifically one s defence counsel or legal representative. A term used, particularly by the underworld, since the mid 19th century. The word is sometimes extended to refer to any spokesperson. ► A deliberate slip of the tongue gets a …

    Contemporary slang