Noun: flute floot
- A wind instrument consisting of a metal tube held horizontally, with finger holes and keys, played by blowing across a hole near one end
"The flute carried the melody in the orchestra's performance";
- transverse flute
- A tall narrow wineglass
"The waiter poured champagne into the elegant flute glasses"; "They toasted with champagne flutes at the wedding reception";
- flute glass, champagne flute
- A groove or furrow in cloth etc. (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
"The Doric column's flute added an elegant touch to the building's facade";
- fluting
- Form flutes in
"The carpenter fluted the edges of the decorative column"
Derived forms: fluted, fluting, flutes
Type of: channel, crimp, groove, pinch, wineglass, wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument
Encyclopedia: Flute, viola and harp