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• flute glass — noun a tall narrow wineglass • Syn: ↑flute, ↑champagne flute • Hypernyms: ↑wineglass * * * noun : flute I 3b …   Useful english dictionary

• GLASS (P.) — GLASS PHILIP (1937 ) Le compositeur américain Philip Glass naît le 31 janvier 1937 à Baltimore. Son père, disquaire et réparateur de radio, initie le jeune Philip à la musique en lui faisant écouter de nombreux disques. À l’âge de huit ans, il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• flute — early 14c., from O.Fr. flaute (12c.), from O.Prov. flaut, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or from L. flare to blow; perhaps influenced by Prov. laut lute. The other Germanic words (Cf. Ger. flöte) are likewise borrowings from French.… …   Etymology dictionary

• GLASS, PHILIP — (1937– ), U.S. composer and performer. Born in Baltimore, Glass began to study violin at six and flute at eight. At 12, he started composing while working at his father s record shops after school. At 15, he entered the University of Chicago… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• flute — [ flut ] noun count 1. ) a musical instrument that you hold sideways to your mouth and play by blowing over a hole at one end as you press its keys. A flute is a woodwind instrument. Someone who plays the flute is called a flutist in American… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flute — [flu:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: flahute, from Old Provençal flaut] 1.) a musical instrument like a thin pipe, that you play by holding it across your lips, blowing over a hole, and pressing down buttons with your fingers… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flute — ► NOUN 1) a high pitched wind instrument consisting of a tube with holes along it, usually held horizontally so that the breath can be directed against a fixed edge. 2) Architecture an ornamental vertical groove in a column. 3) a tall, narrow… …   English terms dictionary

• flute — flutelike, adj. /flooht/, n., v., fluted, fluting. n. 1. a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute,… …   Universalium

• Flûte (verre) — Une flûte à champagne remplie La flûte, ou flûte à champagne, est un verre destiné au service du champagne ou de la bière. La flûte est un long verre à pied fin dont le contenant est de faible diamètre. La surface de contact réduite avec le verre …   Wikipédia en Français

• flute — /flut / (say flooht) noun 1. a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of finger holes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern orchestral transverse flute, or through a… …  

• Glass harp — A glass harp being played in Rome, Italy. The rims of wine glasses filled with water are rubbed by the player s fingers to create the notes. For the band, see Glass Harp (band) or for the similar instrument, see Glass harmonica. A glass harp… …   Wikipedia