/ fluːt; NAmE / noun
1.
a musical instrument of the woodwind group, shaped like a thin pipe. The player holds it sideways and blows across a hole at one end.
2.
champagne ~ a tall narrow glass used for drinking champagne
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French flahute , probably from Provençal flaüt , perhaps a blend of flaujol flageolet + laüt lute.