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noun

Flute n.

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. "The breathing flute's soft notes are heard around."

(Arch.) 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.

A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.

A long French breakfast roll.

A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound.

Flute bit, a boring tool for piercing ebony, rosewood, and other hard woods.

Flute pipe, an organ pipe having a sharp lip or wind-cutter which imparts vibrations to the column of air in the pipe.

Flute n. A kind of flyboat; a storeship.

Armed en flute (Nav.), partially armed.

verb

Flute v. t. (past & past part. fluted; pres. part. fluting)

To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. "Knaves are men, That lute and flute fantastic tenderness." " The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee."

To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.

Flute v. i. To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.

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"Flute" Quotes from Famous Books

... with a larger sum of money than he had ever before possessed. He took passage for London, where he landed a few days after, in total ignorance of the place and the language. His brother welcomed him with German warmth, and assisted him to procure employment,—probably in the flute and piano manufactory of ...

— Famous Americans of Recent Times • James Parton

... the wastes of dune and jungle the sweet flute-like tremolo of an owl broke out, prolonged infinitely. From the dark garden below, a widow-bird called breathlessly, its ghostly cry, now a far whisper in the night, now close at hand, husky, hurried, ...

— The Firing Line • Robert W. Chambers

... heard that, sir," said Bassett, more and more perplexed. "It's not in my book, but I remember once reading, when I was at school, that spiders are sometimes attracted by the sound of a flute." ...

— Salthaven • W. W. Jacobs

... a great many sheep. And every day Glaucon had to lead the sheep up to pasture on Mount Pelion, and watch them while they ate. There was nothing else to do, and he would have found the time very long, if he had not been able to play on a flute. So he played very often and very beautifully, as he sat under the trees and watched the wonderful blue sea afar off, ...

— The Story Girl • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... all must attend, rich and poor, slaves and freemen, strangers and citizens. Judas Thomas went, with his new master, to the banquet and reclined with a garland of myrtle placed on his head. When a Hebrew flute-player came and stood over him and played, he sang the songs of Christ, and it was seen that he was more beautiful than all that were there and the King sent for him to bless the young couple in the bridal chamber. And when all were gone out and the ...

— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis

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