champagne flute
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3.9
- noun
- /ʃæmˈpeɪn flut/
- Literature
:
copa de flauta
- The Angels share a laugh as they arrive in their sassy duds at a private beach club, where a waiter greets them with a tray of champagne flutes.
- crystal champagne flutes
- tray of champagne flutes
- sipping from a champagne flute
Examples
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Elle takes a sip from her freshly poured champagne flute.
Fiction book (2001) -
Natalie loads champagne flutes onto her tray.
Fiction book (2000) -
A silver champagne flute in one hand, a smile.
Fiction book (2002) -
The thing is - Monty takes another sip and then holds the champagne flute up to the light.
Fiction book (2002) -
A darkly lit room filled to capacity, mostly men, all holding champagne flutes.
Fiction book (2000) -
Noticing Patrick, they both turn around and raise their champagne flutes, offering a toast from across the room.
Fiction book (2000) -
Daphne, a young waitress in a green dress, comes over with a tray of champagne flutes.
Fiction book (2002) -
Marguerite twirled the stem of her champagne flute.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Now, who do you think Dora is?" Strauss the younger asks as he raises his champagne flute.
Fiction book (1990) -
At the celebration, guests toasted with their champagne flutes, filled with sparkling wine.
Synonyms
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5.1
A tall narrow glass used to serve champagne
5
1.0
A glass with a stem for drinking wine
3
4.5
Glasses with a long stem and base for wine or champagne
A tall, narrow glass that holds champagne or sparkling wine
How Tall
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3.8
- Literature
3
3.9
5
1.0
8
1.8
13
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tall, narrow glass for serving champagne' is directly and compositionally derived from 'champagne' (the beverage) and 'flute' (a type of stemmed glass). This noun–noun compound follows a common, transparent pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name champagne flute may come from the glass's long, thin shape that looks like a music flute and from its job of keeping the bubbles in champagne. That's why the term means the tall, narrow glass used to drink 'champagne' today.