## Meanings
1. A musical instrument shaped like a long tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end.
2. A tall, narrow glass used for drinking champagne.

## Examples
- She played a gentle tune on the flute.
- The waiter filled each flute with sparkling champagne.

## Derived Forms
- flute-bird
- flute-player
- fluteful
- fluteless
- flutemouth
- fluter
- flutework
- flutey
- flutist
- flutophone
- fluty

## Related Forms
- flageolet
- flautist
- flute-douce
- fluted

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fleute
- Root: flaute

## Etymology
From Middle English fleute, floute, flote, from Old French flaute, fleüte, from Old Provençal flaüt, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from three possibilities: * Blend of Provencal flaujol (“flageolet”) + laüt (“lute”) * From Latin flātus (“blowing”), from flāre (“to blow”) * Imitative. Doublet of flauta and fluyt.

## AI Etymology
Flute comes from Middle English fleute, floute, flote, from Old French flaute, fleüte, from Old Provençal flaüt, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from three possibilities: Blend of Provencal flaujol (“flageolet”) + laüt (“lute”); From Latin flātus (“blowing”), from flāre (“to blow”); Imitative. Doublet of flauta and fluyt. In current use, the main senses are “A musical instrument shaped like a long tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end” and “A tall, narrow glass used for drinking champagne”.

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