flute
noun
[ fluːt ]
• 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 ornamental vertical groove in a column.
• a tall, narrow wine glass.
• "a flute of champagne"
flute
verb
• speak in a melodious way.
• "‘What do you do?’ she fluted"
• make flutes or grooves in.
• "the wood has been fluted to resemble Greek columns"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French flahute, probably from Provençal flaüt, perhaps a blend of flaujol ‘flageolet’ + laüt ‘lute’.
