flute

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A boy playing a flute.

noun

The definition of a flute is a long tube-shaped wind instrument that makes a high pitched sound by blowing across a hole.
An example of a flute is the instrument that Jeanne Baxtresser from the New York Philharmonic plays.

verb

Flute is defined as to make rounded grooves in something.
An example of flute is to make rounded edges around the edge of an apple pie.

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flute

1. a high-pitched wind instrument consisting of a long, slender tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end: by fingering the holes and keys along its length, the player can produce various tones
2. any of various similar instruments, as the fipple flute
1. an ornamental groove or pleat in cloth, etc.
2. Archit. a long, vertical, rounded groove in the shaft of a column
1. a flue pipe
2. a flue organ stop with a flutelike tone
a tall, slender wineglass, used esp. for champagne

Origin of flute

Middle English floute from Old French fleüte, flaute from Provençal fläut, probably from flaujol (OFr flajeol: see flageolet) + laüt, lute

transitive verb

flut′ed, flut′ing

to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone
to play on the flute
to make long, rounded grooves in (a column, etc.)

to play on the flute
to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone

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flute

noun

Music
a. A high-pitched woodwind instrument consisting of a slender tube closed at one end with keys and finger holes on the side and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown. Also called transverse flute .
b. Any of various similar reedless woodwind instruments, such as the recorder.
c. An organ stop whose flue pipe produces a flutelike tone.
a. Architecture A long, usually rounded groove incised as a decorative motif on the shaft of a column, for example.
b. A similar groove or furrow, as in a pleated ruffle of cloth or on a piece of furniture.
A tall narrow wineglass, often used for champagne.

verb

flut·ed, flut·ing, flutes

verb

transitive

Music To play (a tune) on a flute.
To produce in a flutelike tone.
To make flutes in (a column, for example).

verb

intransitive

Music To play a flute.
To sing, whistle, or speak with a flutelike tone.

Origin of flute

Middle English floute from Old French flaute from Old Provençal flaüt perhaps a blend of flaujol flageolet ( from Vulgar Latin flābeolum ; see flageolet . ) laut lute ; see lute ¹.

Related Forms:

flut′er
noun

flut′ey flut′y
adjective

flute

musical instrument

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Noun

(plural flutes)

(music) A woodwind instrument consisting of a metal, wood or bamboo tube with a row of circular holes and played by blowing across a hole in the side of one end or through a narrow channel at one end against a sharp edge, while covering none, some or all of the holes with the fingers to vary the note played.
A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
a lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape
(architecture, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
A long French bread roll.
An organ stop with a flute-like sound.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present flutes, present participle fluting, simple past and past participle fluted)

(intransitive) To play on a flute.
(intransitive) To make a flutelike sound.
To utter with a flutelike sound.
To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).

Origin

From Old French flaute, from Provençal flaut, ultimately from three possibilities: