flute

Definitions

1. 1.(Arch.) A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n.
2. 2.A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.
3. 3.A long French breakfast roll. Simonds.
4. 4.A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound. Flute bit, a boring tool for piercing ebony, rosewood, and other hard woods. -- Flute pipe, an organ pipe having a sharp lip or wind-cutter which imparts vibrations to Knight.
5. 5.A kindof flyboat; a storeship. Armed en flûte ( (Nav.), partially armed.
6. 6.To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.
7. 7.To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. Knaves are men, That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson. The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee. Emerson.
8. 8.To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n called?
• What is a similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle called?
• What is a kindof flyboat; a storeship. Armed en flûte ( (Nav.), partially armed called?
• What is to play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound called?
• What is to play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. Knaves are men, That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson. The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee. Emerson called?
• What is to form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc called?