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Noun: flute  floot
  1. 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
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
Verb: flute  floot
  1. 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