The embouchure is the use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece of woodwind instruments or the mouthpiece of the brass instruments. The word is of French origin and is related to the root bouche (fr.), `mouth`. The proper embouchure allows the instrumentalist to play the instrument at its full range with a full, clear t..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embouchure
• (n.) The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon. • (n.) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure. • (n.) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/embouchure/
Em`bou`chure' noun [ French, from emboucher to put to the mouth; prefix em- (L. in ) + bouche the mouth. Confer Embouge , Debouch .] 1. The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon. 2. (Mus.) (a) The mouthpiece of... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/26
the mouth of a river. · the opening out of a valley into a plain. · · the mouthpiece of a wind instrument. · the adjustment of a player's mouth to such a mouthpiece. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/embouchure