floute

Middle English

Alternative forms

floyte, flowte, fleute, flote, floite, fflott, ffloute, ffleute

Etymology

From Old French flaute, fleute.

Noun

floute (plural floutes or flouten)

A reedless woodwind instrument sounded by air passing over an opening; a flute.

Synonyms

fristel
pipe

Related terms

flouter
flouten

Descendants

English: flute
Irish: fliúit
Scots: fluit

See also

shalmuse, shalmye

References

“floute (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

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