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flute

UK/flu(ː)t/ US/ˈflut/ fairly common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

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2.
3.

a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column

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verb

1.

form flutes in

Origin

From Middle English fleute, floute, flote, from Old French flaute, fleüte, from Old Provençal flaüt, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from three possibilities: * Blend of Provencal flaujol (“flageolet”) + laüt (“lute”) * From Latin flātus (“blowing”), from flāre (“to blow”) * Imitative. Doublet of flauta and fluyt.

Phrases

  • alto flute
  • block flute
  • champagne flute
  • chimney flute
  • devil's flute
  • Divje Babe flute
  • duct flute
  • en flute
  • English flute
  • flute around

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