Definition of Flute. Meaning of Flute. Synonyms of Flute

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Definition of Flute

Flute
Flute Flute (fl[=u]t), n. [Cf. F. fl[^u]te a transport, D. fluit.] A kind of flyboat; a storeship. Armed en fl[^u]te(Nav.), partially armed.
Flute
Flute Flute, v. i. [OE. flouten, floiten, OF. fla["u]ter, fle["u]ter, flouster, F. fl[^u]ter, cf. D. fluiten; ascribed to an assumed LL. flautare, flatuare, fr. L. flatus a blowing, fr. flare to blow. Cf. Flout, Flageolet, Flatulent.] To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.
Flute
Flute Flute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fluting.] 1. To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. Knaves are men, That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. --Tennyson. The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee. --Emerson. 2. To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.

Meaning of Flute from wikipedia

- The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument...
- flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist, flutist, flute player, or (rarely) fluter. This type of flute is used in many ensembles, including...
- The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte, pronounced [ˈdiː ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐˌfløːtə] (listen)), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to...
- Flûte (from the cognate French for flute) can refer to : a type of Baguette bread a naval ship en flûte...
- A transverse flute or side-blown flute is a flute which is held horizontally when pla****. The player blows across the embouchure hole, in a direction perpendicular...
- The eunuch flute, onion flute, or mirliton (Fr. flûte eunuque, flûte à l'oignon and mirliton; Ger. Zwiebelflöte) is a musical instrument of the woodwind...
- Pan Flute (also known as panpipes or syrinx) is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually...
- A double flute is a wind instrument with two resonant pipes or tubes pla**** simultaneously. Some forms of double flute include: some types of Native American...
- The nose flute is a po****r musical instrument pla**** in Polynesia and the Pacific Rim countries. Other versions are found in Africa. In the North Pacific...
- Italian for "small", but named ottavino in Italy) is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The modern...
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