flute
noun /fluːt/
/fluːt/
- a musical instrument of the woodwind group, like a thin pipe in shape. The player holds it to the side of his or her face and blows across a hole at one end.
enlarge image- to play the flute
- champagne flute a tall narrow glass used for drinking champagne
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French flahute, probably from Provençal flaüt, perhaps a blend of flaujol ‘flageolet’ + laüt ‘lute’.