Flute ¹

Definition: 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.

Flute ²

Definition: 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. See Illust. under Base, n.

Flute ³

Definition: A long French breakfast roll.

Flute ⁴

Definition: A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound.

Flute ⁵

Definition: A kind of flyboat; a storeship.

Flute ⁶

Definition: To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.

Flute ⁷

Definition: To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute.

Flute ⁸

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

flute ⁹

Definition: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

flute ¹⁰

Definition: a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column

flute ¹¹

Definition: a tall narrow wineglass

flute ¹²

Definition: form flutes in