Mirliton can mean:

• A vegetable or its vine, also known as the chayote
• A class of musical instruments with a membrane that vibrates in the manner of that of a kazoo or the eunuch flute. Can also refer to the membrane itself. (see List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number). Can refer to other crude musical instruments such as a penny trumpet. It can refer to other toy pipes which produces harsh musical sounds.
• An 18th century hussar hat similar to a tall peak-less shako or tall fez and with a long cloth trail or streamer used until in the middle part of Napoleonic Wars. See Totenkopf.
• An company that makes miniature figures near Florence, Italy.^[1]
• A small town in central Haiti (Trou Mirliton)^[2]
• The title of a movement in The Nutcracker Ballet, referring either (in a pun?) to the flute duet in the music or to the reed-pipes (or perhaps eunuch flute?) that the depicted shepherdesses might have played to their flocks. The term is often used to refer to the role of the shepherdess dancer. A further pun might refer to the marzipan that the dance represents and the almonds used in Mirliton pastries.
• A tube-shaped pastry imitative of the shape of a short toy flute (This shape is now more closely associated with a toy siren whistle).^[3]
• A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.
• A cabaret opened in 1885 by Aristide Bruant in Paris. The intended pun is that mirliton literally means reed-pipe but is French slang for doggerel. "Vers de mirliton" refers to any bad poetry where its artistic merit has been sacrificed for the sake of getting the verse to rhyme.
• A cat comic book character created by the French cartoonists Raymond Macherot and Raoul Cauvin. A character in older French literature named Mirliton would be a clownish charlatan, much as a mirliton might be dismissed as a pseudomusical instrument.
• A series of gold coins make during Louis XV's reign, or "Louis d’or". (Why mirliton? Maybe:) On the back of coin were palms that are cut at the base diagonally (looking like penne pasta) to display their hollow nature, suggestive that they might be used to make a musical instrument.^[4][5]

Often spelled as "mirleton". Binomial name Sechium edule L. The chayote (Sechium edule) is an edible plant, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Two examples of the kazoo A metal kazoo The kazoo is a simple musical instrument (membranophone) that adds a buzzing timbral quality to a players voice when one hums into it. ... The eunuch flute, or onion flute (Fr. ... The following is a list of musical instruments, categorized according to the Hornbostel-Sachs system, by how they make sound. ... Polish Hussar Hussar (original Hungarian spelling: huszár, plural huszárok; via the French hussard) refers to a class of light cavalry, Hungarian in origin but subsequently imitated throughout Europe. ... A Shako of a French Navy uniform of the 19th century. ... The fez is a conical hat popularized in Turkey in the 19th century. ... Combatants Allies: • Great Britain/United Kingdom, • Prussia, • Austria, • Sweden, • Russia, • and Others • France • Denmark-Norway • Poland Casualties Full list The Napoleonic Wars consisted of a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France. ... Totenkopf is the German word for Dead Head and is used to describe a military insignia featuring a skull with crossed bones. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Country Italy Region Tuscany Province Florence (FI) Mayor Leonardo Domenici Elevation 50 m Area 102 km² Population  - Total (as of 2006-06-02) 366,488  - Density 3,593/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Fiorentini Dialing code 055 Postal code 50100 Frazioni Galluzzo, Settignano Patron St. ... A performance of The Nutcracker The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816). ... Fruit shapes molded from marzipan Marzipan is a confectionery consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. ... Binomial name Prunus dulcis (Mill. ... Location within France Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... Aristide Bruant (May 6, 1851 – February 10, 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner who is best recognized as the man in the red scarf and black cape on the famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. ... Raymond Macherot was born on 30 March 1924, in Verviers, Belgium. ... Look up Charlatan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 until his death. ...

Notes

1. ^ Mirliton SG
2. ^ Trou Mirliton, Haiti
3. ^ American Heritage® Dictionary via Bartleby
4. ^ Louis mirliton du Béarn, palmes courtes - 1723
5. ^ Louis d'or

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