Definition of flute Flute
/fluĖt/ - [flut] - flute
We found 28 definitions of flute from 10 different sources.
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What does flute mean?
WordNet
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| flute - a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown | ||
| transverse flute | ||
| woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood any wind instrument other than the brass instruments | ||
| fife a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band | ||
| nose flute a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries) | ||
| flute - a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) | ||
| fluting | ||
| groove, channel (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part | ||
| flute - a tall narrow wineglass | ||
| flute glass, champagne flute | ||
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| flute - form flutes in | ||
| crimp, pinch curl tightly; "crimp hair" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flute (Noun)
A woodwind instrument consisting of a metal, wood or bamboo tube with a row of circular holes and played by blowing across a hole in the side of one end or through a narrow channel at one end against a sharp edge, while covering none, some or all of the holes with the fingers to vary the note played. - flute (Noun)
A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne. - flute (Noun)
A helical groove going up a drill bit which allows the drilled out material to come up out of the hole as it's drilled. - flute (Noun)
A semicylindrical vertical groove in a pillar, or a similar groove in a rifle barrel used to cut down the weight. - flute (Verb)
To play on a flute. - flute (Verb)
To make a flutelike sound. - flute (Verb)
To utter with a flutelike sound. - flute (Verb)
To form flutes or channels in as in a column, a ruffle, etc. ; to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in as in a pillar, etc..
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- flute (v. i.)
A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole. - flute (v. i.)
A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n. - flute (n.)
A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle. - flute (n.)
A long French breakfast roll. - flute (n.)
A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound. - flute (n.)
A kind of flyboat; a storeship. - flute (v. i.)
To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound. - flute (v. t.)
To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. - flute (v. t.)
To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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flute
A musical instrument of the woodwind family.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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flute
flÅÅt, n. a musical pipe with finger-holes and keys sounded by blowing: in organ-building, a stop with stopped wooden pipes, having a flute-like tone: one of a series of curved furrows, as on a pillar, called also Fluting: a tall and narrow wine-glass: a shuttle in tapestry-weaving, &c.āv.i. to play the flute.āv.t. to play or sing in soft flute-like tones: to form flutes or grooves in.āadj. Flutā²ed, ornamented with flutes, channels, or grooves.āns. Flutā²er; Flutiā²na (tÄā²-), a kind of accordion; Flutā²ing-machineā², a machine for corrugating sheet-metal, also a wood-turning machine for forming twisted, spiral, and fluted balusters; Flutā²ist.āadj. Flutā²y, in tone like a flute. [O. Fr. fleĆ¼te; ety. dub.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book āµ
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flute
A pink-rigged fly-boat, the after-part of which is round-ribbed. Also, vessels only partly armed; as armed en flute.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer š„
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flute
A wind instrument which is sometimes used in military bands, but never in service.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue š
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flute
The recorder of a corporation; a recorder was an antient musical instrument.
Wikipedia 
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The flute is a woodwind instrument. A person who plays the flute is called a "flautist" (pronounce: "floor-tist") in British English, or "flutist" in American English. It is played by blowing across a hole in the instrument, rather like blowing over the top of an empty bottle. Flutes overblow at the octave. That means that once you have used up all your fingers for the first octave you can get the notes an octave higher by using the same fingering again but blowing a little harder.
Flutes were traditionally made of wood, which is why they are called woodwind instruments. Nowadays they are mostly made of metal which makes them much easier to mass-produce. Most wood-wind instruments require a reed but the technical definition would be any instrument made from wood.
Classical flute.
The form of flute used in western classical music is blown from the side and has keys which are pressed with the fingers to cover the holes. This key system was invented in the 19th century by Theobald Boehm. In the Renaissance, keyless cylindrical flutes made in several sizes were often played in groups, or consorts, and sounded best played specific modes. Baroque flutes, which developed in the third quarter of the seventeenth century, had a single key, which makes it necessary for players to learn to play all the sharps and flats using cross fingerings. By the early eighteenth century skilled players were able to play in tune in as many as eighteen to nineteen keys. By the late eighteenth century s
