Flute: alternatives and connections

(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments

An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a v…

A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is play…

A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms…

A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rol…

A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes…

The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes…

Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural,…

An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to…

A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desire…

Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.

The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in pl…

To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.

A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar…

A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with…

An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the b…

An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It…

A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a leng…