ˈbläkˌflœd.ə, -flərd.ə noun
( plural blockflö·tes -d.ə̇z ; or blockflö·ten -d.ə̇n)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from block block of wood (from Low German, from Middle Low German) + flöte flute, from Middle High German vloite, flöute, from Middle Dutch flūte, fleute, floite, from Old French flaüte, fleute; akin to Old High German bloh block — more at block , flute
1. : recorder 3a
2. : a flute organ stop of 16-, 8-, 4-, or 2-ft. pitch tonally similar to the recorder