¹flute

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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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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

²flute

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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

2

:  to form flutes in

— flut·er noun

First Known Use of FLUTE

14th century