flute pipe

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flute pipe - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Flute \Flute\, n. [OE. floute, floite, fr. OF. fla["u]te,
     flahute, flahuste, F. fl?te; cf. LL. flauta, D. fluit. See
     Flute, v. i.]
     1. A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder
        or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the
        fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The
        modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with
        the mouth at a lateral hole.
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              The breathing flute's soft notes are heard around.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. (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.
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     3. A similar channel or groove made in wood or other
        material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.
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     4. A long French breakfast roll. --Simonds.
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     5. A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound.
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     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 the column of air in the pipe.
        --Knight.
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