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flue1 definition

flue (flo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. a tube, pipe, or shaft for the passage of smoke, hot air, exhaust fumes, etc., esp. in a chimney

  2. Etymology: ME, mouthpiece of a hunting horn

    1. a flue pipe in an organ
    2. the opening or passage for air in such a flue pipe

Etymology: < ? OFr fluie, a flowing, stream

flue2 definition

flue (flo̵̅o̅)

noun

a barbed point; fluke

Etymology: altered < ? fluke

flue3 definition

flue (flo̵̅o̅)

noun

a loose, downy mass; fluff

Etymology: < Fl vluwe < Fr velu, woolly < VL villutus, shaggy < L villus, shaggy hair

flue4 definition

flue (flo̵̅o̅)

noun

a kind of fishing net

Etymology: ME flew < MDu vluwe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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