Associations to the word «Mirliton»
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Wiktionary
MIRLITON, noun. A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.
MIRLITON, noun. (music) The eunuch flute, a kind of membranophone.
MIRLITON, noun. An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez.
MIRLITON, noun. A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.