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flute
[floot]
noun
a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
an organ stop with wide flue pipes, having a flutelike tone.
Architecture, Furniture.Ģża channel, groove, or furrow, as on the shaft of a column.
any groove or furrow, as in a ruffle of cloth or on a piecrust.
one of the helical grooves of a twist drill.
a slender, footed wineglass of the 17th century, having a tall, conical bowl.
a similar stemmed glass, used especially for champagne.
verb (used without object)
to produce flutelike sounds.
to play on a flute.
(of a metal strip or sheet) to kink or break in bending.
verb (used with object)
to utter in flutelike tones.
to form longitudinal flutes or furrows in.
to flute a piecrust.
flute
/ “Ś±ō³ÜĖ³Ł /
noun
a wind instrument consisting of an open cylindrical tube of wood or metal having holes in the side stopped either by the fingers or by pads controlled by keys. The breath is directed across a mouth hole cut in the side, causing the air in the tube to vibrate. Range: about three octaves upwards from middle C
any pipe blown directly on the principle of a flue pipe, either by means of a mouth hole or through a fipple
architect a rounded shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column, pilaster, etc
a groove or furrow in cloth, etc
a tall narrow wineglass
anything shaped like a flute
verb
to produce or utter (sounds) in the manner or tone of a flute
(tr) to make grooves or furrows in
flute
A high-pitched woodwind, held horizontally by the player and played by blowing across a hole.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- flutelike adjective
- Ė“Ś±ō³Ü³Ł²ā adjective
- Ė“Ś±ō³Ü³Ł±šĖ±ō¾±°ģ±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of flute1
Example Sentences
She holds her head high whether playing piccolo or the 6-foot contrabass flute, as if her instrument were a magic wand used to activate her voice in the highest registers and the deepest.
Wilson regarded it as one of his best, and with its striking instrumental palette of harpsichord and flutes, itās easy to agree.
Baeās silky flute, when rough underneath, evoke the feeling you might get when taking a break from Bach an instant before the worldās most compelling composer overtakes your own senses.
As a result, many sounds such as voices, flutes and organ pipes would play at a lower pitch, Leighton said.
"If you asked a kid to draw that staging, they could. It was a girl with no shoes on, two guys playing the drums and a flute guy. Very simple, but it worked."
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