mouthpiece Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- the mouthpiece of a respirator
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noun an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
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noun a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
mouth.
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noun (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
gumshield.
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noun the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
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noun the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
embouchure.
WordNet
Mouth"piece` noun
Definitions
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The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; as, the .mouthpiece of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe -
An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of a fluid. -
One who delivers the opinion of others or of another; a spokesman; as, the .mouthpiece of his partyhence (slang) a person's lawyer Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the mouthpiece of their remonstrance. Motley.