Flute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fluted p. pr. & vb. n. Fluting ]
1. To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute.
Knaves are men,
That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. --Tennyson.
The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee. --Emerson.
2. To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.
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Flut·ed a.
1. Thin; fine; clear and mellow; flutelike; as, fluted notes.
2. Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved; as, a fluted column; a fluted ruffle; a fluted spectrum.
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