flute

¹flute

noun \ˈflüt\

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

Illustration of FLUTE

Origin of FLUTE

Middle English floute, from Anglo-French floute, fleute, from Old French flaüte, probably of imitative origin

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue