Definition of Flutes. Meaning of Flutes. Synonyms of Flutes

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Definition of Flutes

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 Flutes from wikipedia

- column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, flutes are edge-blown...
- metal. While very few flutes remain from the Renaissance and Medieval eras, many Baroque flutes have been preserved. While the flute was mostly used in ensembles...
- Muramatsu Flutes is a flute manufacturer founded by Koichi Muramatsu. It is probably one of the oldest ****anese classical flute companies, having manufactured...
- Jazz flute is the use of the flute in jazz music. While flutes were sometimes pla**** in ragtime and early jazz ensembles, the flute became established...
- gradually increasing length (and occasionally girth). Multiple varieties of pan flutes have been po****r as folk instruments. The pipes are typically made from...
- A fluted moraine, also called a fluted moraine surface, is a moraine whose surface exhibits numerous glacial flutes. The long axes of these flutes are...
- instruments places this group under the heading "Flutes with duct or duct flutes." The label "fipple flute" is frequently applied to members of the subgroup...
- perpendicular to the flute's body length. Transverse flutes include the Western concert flute, the Irish flute, the Indian classical flutes (the bansuri and...
- Flutes made in China come in a variety of different types: Transverse flutes: Dizi (and its varieties such as the qudi and bangdi; primary transverse flutes...
- nose flute made of bamboo or mangrove root. They range from 12 to 87 cm in length and typically have one to three fingerholes. The nose flutes originated...