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Meanings of flute in English

Russian
флейта
Portuguese
flauta
Catalan
flauta travessera
Spanish
flauta
Wikidata

Musical instrument of the woodwind family.

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        флейта
        Catalan
        canaleta
        Wikidata

        A groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)

              canaleta
              Catalan
              copa de cava

              A tall narrow wineglass.

                    copa de cava

                    (1) Sonata in E Major for Flute and Continuo, BWV1035 [Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)] (2) Fantasia, Op.

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                          Usage of flute in English
                          1
                          The original said that recent UK productions included a staged flute concerto.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          World-leading Italian flute player performing with Stroma new music ensemble tomorrow night.
                          Radio NZ
                          3
                          Happy with the result, she picked up a crystal flute of champagne.
                          Warlord: an alex hawke novel
                          4
                          Funny how quickly a flute concert can turn into a public execution.
                          Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
                          5
                          She tied him to the post and the servant took the flute.
                          Moorish Literature / Comprising Romantic Ballads, Tales of the B...
                          6
                          Hand me my flute when I want it, and certain other apparatus.
                          To the blight: the eye of the world
                          7
                          He's collecting the cats' souls to make a special kind of flute.
                          Kafka on the Shore
                          8
                          The regular full inspirations required by the flute probably prolonged his life.
                          The Poems of Sidney Lanier
                          9
                          He opened the case, as if showing the gold-and-silver-chased flute would help.
                          To the blight: the eye of the world
                          10
                          The problem with a flute was that it couldn't help being pure.
                          Abaddon's Gate
                          11
                          He worked and studied without interruption; even his beloved flute was untouched.
                          Frederick the Great and His Court
                          12
                          The sound of the flute of Larbi died away gradually into silence.
                          The Garden of Allah
                          13
                          The narrow restraint of the flute brings out this quality of song.
                          The Home and the World
                          14
                          A work for amplified flute and fixed electronics, performed by Monique Hay.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          Never shall I touch the harp or sing to the Libyan flute.
                          Stories from the Greek Tragedians
                          16
                          To Hermione the thin sound of the reed-flute always had suggested Arcady.
                          The Call of the Blood
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