a musical instrument of the woodwind group, like a thin pipe in shape. The player holds it to the side of his or her face and blows across a hole at one end. 长笛 
to play the flute 吹长笛
- champagne flute
a tall narrow glass used for drinking champagne 细长香槟杯（形似长笛） 
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French flahute, probably from Provençal flaüt, perhaps a blend of flaujol ‘flageolet’ + laüt ‘lute’.