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whistles


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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

whistles

Details

Short, usually high-pitched duct flutes having no fingerholes, or no more than one; the body may contain a captive pellet to add a roll to the sound.

Variations

whistle

sifflets

sifflet

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