fluting

a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.

an organ stop with wide flue pipes, having a flutelike tone.

Architecture, Furniture. a channel, groove, or furrow, as on the shaft of a column. See diag. under column.

any groove or furrow, as in a ruffle of cloth or on a piecrust.

one of the helical grooves of a twist drill.

a slender, footed wineglass of the 17th century, having a tall, conical bowl.

a similar stemmed glass, used especially for champagne.

verb (used without object)

to produce flutelike sounds.

to play on a flute.

10.

(of a metal strip or sheet) to kink or break in bending.

verb (used with object)

11.

to utter in flutelike tones.

12.

to form longitudinal flutes or furrows in: to flute a piecrust.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English floute < Middle French flaüte, flahute, fleüte < Old Provençal flaüt (perhaps alteration of flaujol, flauja) < Vulgar Latin *flabeolum. See flageolet, lute

Related forms

flute·like, adjective

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World English Dictionary

flute (fluːt)

—n
1.	a wind instrument consisting of an open cylindrical tube of wood or metal having holes in the side stopped either by the fingers or by pads controlled by keys. The breath is directed across a mouth hole cut in the side, causing the air in the tube to vibrate. Range: about three octaves upwards from middle C
2.	any pipe blown directly on the principle of a flue pipe, either by means of a mouth hole or through a fipple
3.	architect a rounded shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column, pilaster, etc
4.	a groove or furrow in cloth, etc
5.	a tall narrow wineglass
6.	anything shaped like a flute

—vb
7.	to produce or utter (sounds) in the manner or tone of a flute
8.	(tr) to make grooves or furrows in

[C14: from Old French flahute, via Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested); perhaps also influenced by Old Provençal laut lute; see flageolet]

'flutelike

—*adj*

'fluty

—*adj*

fluting (ˈfluːtɪŋ)

—n
1.	a design or decoration of flutes on a column, pilaster, etc
2.	grooves or furrows, as in cloth

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Word Origin & History

flute

late 14c., from O.Fr. flaute, from O.Prov. flaut, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or from L. flare "to blow;" perhaps influenced by Prov. laut "lute." The other Germanic words (cf. Ger. flöte) are likewise borrowings from French. Ancient flutes were blown through a mouthpiece, like a recorder;

the modern transverse or German flute developed 18c. The modern design and key system of the concert flute were perfected 1834 by Theobald Boehm. The architectural sense of "furrow in a pillar" (1650s) is from fancied resemblance to the inside of a flute split down the middle. Meaning "tall, slender wine glass" is from 1640s. The verb is recorded from late 14c. in sense "to play upon the flute;" meaning "to make (architectural) flutes" is from 1570s. Related: Fluted; fluting.

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American Heritage

Cultural Dictionary

flute definition

A high-pitched woodwind, held horizontally by the player and played by blowing across a hole.

Easton

Bible Dictionary

Flute definition

a musical instrument, probably composed of a number of pipes, mentioned Dan. 3:5, 7, 10, 15. In Matt. 9:23, 24, notice is taken of players on the flute, here called "minstrels" (but in R.V. "flute-players"). Flutes were in common use among the ancient Egyptians.

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Example sentences

The technology to produce such a combined-board would involve conventional

fluting of the medium.

The fluting on the pilasters is more delicate, and the reeding is absent from

the surround.

Each sought to wound the other's pride, but their sweet fluting pierced only

the evening silence.

Crimping or fluting the edges of a double-crust pie seals the dough and keeps

the filling from leaking out during baking.