flûte

Definitions of flûte
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: flûte traversière
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    types:
    fifre
    a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
    piccolo
    a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
    type of:
    instrument à vent en bois
    any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
  2. noun
    a tall narrow wineglass
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    type of:
    verre à vin
    a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
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