bemol

plural bemols

1. obsoleteentertainmentThe flat symbol (♭), or a flattened note.

   F natural has a Bemol on b. [...] B flat has a Bemol on b and e.

   1753, The Deist Triumphant, page 154

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   Now B♭, which is ſuppoſed to be repreſented by Nº 6. of the hammers, is the generator of the next modulation or key in the bemol or flat mode, F.

   1818, George Jones, History of the Rise and Progress of Music, Theoretical and Practical, page 345

   Sol major has only one dièse for a signature; therefore sol ♭ major must have six bemols; six and one make seven.

   1841, Terence Joseph O'Donnelly, The Academy of Elementary Music, page 133

   Antonyms: diesis