FLUTE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
form flutes in
Categories: Crimp, Pinch
📖 Fun Facts About Flute
- • A flute is a long, thin musical instrument you blow into to make soft, high sounds.
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a tall narrow wineglass
Categories: Wineglass
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
Categories: Groove, Channel
Synonyms
Flute, Fluting, Champagne flute, Flute glass, Transverse flute
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "flute" comes from Provençal flaut. It started in Old French flaute. Then it appeared in Middle English fleute. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: flûte
- Dutch: fluit
🔗 Related Words
flauta – A related word in the same word family.
fluyt – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
The Norman Conquest of 1066 brought thousands of French words into English overnight.