- flute
- flute [flo͞ot]n.[ME floute < OFr fleüte, flaute < Prov fläut, prob. < flaujol (OFr flajeol: see FLAGEOLET1) + laüt, LUTE1]1.a) a high-pitched wind instrument consisting of a long, slender tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end: by fingering the holes and keys along its length, the player can produce various tonesb) any of various similar instruments, as the fipple flute2.a) an ornamental groove or pleat in cloth, etc.b) Archit. a long, vertical, rounded groove in the shaft of a column3.a) a flue pipeb) a flue organ stop with a flutelike tone4. a tall, slender wineglass, used esp. for champagnevt.fluted, fluting1. to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone2. to play on the flute3. to make long, rounded grooves in (a column, etc.)vi.1. to play on the flute2. to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike toneflutelikeadj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.