flute

noun

• 1a wind instrument made from a tube with holes that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally (in which case it is also called a transverse flute) so that the player’s breath strikes a narrow edge. The modern orchestral form is a transverse flute, typically made of metal, with an elaborate set of keys.
• an organ stop with wooden or metal flue pipes producing a tone similar to that of a flute.

• 2 Architecture an ornamental vertical groove in a column.
• a trumpet-shaped frill on a dress or other garment.

• 3a tall, narrow wine glass:a flute of champagne

verb

• 1 [no object] literary play a flute or pipe.
• speak in a melodious way:‘What do you do?’ she fluted

• 2 [with object] make flutes or grooves in.