Mouthpiece

Mouthpiece
Mouthpieces for brass instruments

Mouthpiece may refer to:

Other

  • Mouthpiece (band), a hardcore punk band
  • Mouthpiece (comics), a DC comics character
  • The Mouthpiece, a 1932 crime drama film directed by James Flood and Elliott Nugent
  • Figuratively and with negative connotations to indicate the role of a spokesperson or mass media venue that is used to perpetuate the views or agenda of another, as in "the newspaper became a mouthpiece for its owner's political views."

See also

  • All pages beginning with "Mouthpiece"
  • All pages with titles containing "Mouthpiece"
  • Mouth (disambiguation)
  • Piece (disambiguation)

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  • Mouthpiece — Mouth piece , n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or vessel, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mouthpiece — index medium, protagonist, spokesman Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 mouthpiece …   Law dictionary

  • mouthpiece — [mouth′pēs΄] n. 1. a part placed at, or forming, a mouth [the mouthpiece of a telephone, a pipe, a horse s bit, etc.] 2. the part of a musical instrument held in or to the mouth 3. a person, periodical, etc. used by some other person or persons… …   English World dictionary

  • mouthpiece — (n.) also mouth piece, 1680s, casting fitted on an open end of a pipe, etc., from MOUTH (Cf. mouth) (n.) + PIECE (Cf. piece) (n.). Meaning piece of a musical instrument that goes in the mouth is from 1776. Sense of one who speaks on behalf of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mouthpiece — [n] spokesperson agent, delegate, PR person, representative, speaker, spokesman, spokeswoman; concepts 348,354,359 …   New thesaurus

  • mouthpiece — ► NOUN 1) a part of a musical instrument, telephone, etc. that is designed to be put in or against the mouth. 2) a person or publication expressing the views of another person or an organization …   English terms dictionary

  • mouthpiece — [[t]ma͟ʊθpiːs[/t]] mouthpieces 1) N COUNT The mouthpiece of a telephone is the part that you speak into. He shouted into the mouthpiece. 2) N COUNT The mouthpiece of a musical instrument or other device is the part that you put into your mouth.… …   English dictionary

  • mouthpiece — noun 1 part of a telephone VERB + MOUTHPIECE ▪ cover, cover up, put your hand over ▪ He put his hand over the mouthpiece and called his wife to the phone. 2 sb/sth that informs the public about sb/sth s opinions ADJECTIVE ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • mouthpiece — mouth|piece [ˈmauθpi:s] n ↑mouthpiece, ↑valve 1.) the part of a musical instrument, telephone etc that you put in your mouth or next to your mouth ▪ Ben put his hand over the mouthpiece and shouted to me. 2.) [usually singular] a person,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mouthpiece — noun 1) the flute s mouthpiece Syn: embouchure 2) a mouthpiece for the government Syn: spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, speaker, agent, representative, propagandist, voice; organ, channel …   Thesaurus of popular words

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