flute
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- noun
- /fluːt/
- Specialized
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acanaladura
- In the fabric, the flutes provided texture, enhancing its overall visual appeal.
- cut with flat flutes
- flute edges
- two flutes
Examples
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The artist skillfully carved the stone, creating deep flutes along the column's length.
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From his face, a flute grew.
Fiction book (1993) -
"But she raises her flute to his.
Fiction book (1995) -
A few holes and this would make a very fine flute.
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Then he recognizes a piano and a flute.
Fiction book (1996) -
A series of experiences eventually led him back to the Hawaiian nose flute.
Blog text (20) -
Lily put her flute down and sat in an old armchair covered in faded fabric.
Fiction book (1994) -
The architect designed the building with ornate flutes that added elegance to the façade.
Synonyms
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A series of shallow vertical grooves on a surface like columns or fabric
Compounds
- Specialized
A modern metal flute with keys designed by Theobald Boehm played by blowing across a side hole
- Specialized
A common concert wind instrument played by blowing across a hole tuned to C and used in orchestras
- Specialized
A drill bit with straight grooves along its length that remove small rock pieces
A tube wind instrument held vertically with finger holes that you blow into through a whistle mouthpiece
- Specialized
A metal or wooden instrument held sideways and played by blowing across a hole used in orchestras and bands
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flute meaning a groove takes its name from the musical flute because the long, narrow cut looks like the instrument's tube. That's why the vertical grooves on columns or the small channels in cloth are called 'flutes'.