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1flute
noun \ˈflüt\
: a musical instrument that is shaped like a thin pipe and that is played by blowing across a hole near one end
: a tall, thin glass that is used for drinking champagne
Full Definition of FLUTE
1
a : recorder 3 b : a keyed woodwind instrument consisting of a cylindrical tube which is stopped at one end and which has a side hole over which air is blown to produce the tone and having a range from middle C upward for three octaves
2
: something long and slender: as a : a tall slender wineglass b : a grooved pleat (as on a hat brim)
3
: a rounded groove; specifically : one of the vertical parallel grooves on a classical architectural column
— flute·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
— fluty or flut·ey \ˈflü-tē\ adjective
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Origin of FLUTE
Middle English floute, from Anglo-French floute, fleute, from Old French flaüte, probably of imitative origin
First Known Use: 14th century
2flute
verb
flut·edflut·ing
Definition of FLUTE
intransitive verb
1
: to play a flute
2
: to produce a flutelike sound
transitive verb
1
: to utter with a flutelike sound
First Known Use of FLUTE
14th century
FLUTE Defined for Kids
flute
noun \ˈflüt\
Definition of FLUTE for Kids
: a woodwind instrument in the form of a slender tube open at one end that is played by blowing across a hole near the closed end
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