embouchure UK /ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/US /ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/ noun2 •The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.you could see the twin lines running down from either side of his lower lip, etched in by the force of his embouchure, looking like extensions of his mustache. — 1963 •(no longer used) The mouth of a river or valley. formsembouchures