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flute
flute /fluːt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: flahute, from Old Provençal flaut
1. a musical instrument like a thin pipe, that you play by holding it across your lips, blowing over a hole, and pressing down buttons with your fingers ⇨ flautist
2. a tall narrow glass, used especially for drinking champagne