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   flute

   /fluːt/

   noun

   • 1. a wind instrument made from a tube with holes that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally (in which case it is also called a transverse flute) so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge. The modern orchestral form is a transverse flute, typically made of metal, with an elaborate set of keys.
   • ▪ an organ stop with wooden or metal flue pipes producing a tone similar to that of a flute.
   • 2. an ornamental vertical groove in a column.
   • ▪ a trumpet-shaped frill on a dress or other garment.
   • 3. a tall, narrow wine glass: "a flute of champagne"

   verb

   • 1. speak in a melodious way: "‘What do you do?’ she fluted"
   • ▪ play a flute or pipe. literary
   • 2. make flutes or grooves in: "the wood has been fluted to resemble Greek columns"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French flahute, probably from Provençal flaüt, perhaps a blend of flaujol ‘flageolet’ + laüt ‘lute’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flute-like adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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