block flute

noun

A flute stop on an organ of 4' or 2' that is imitative of a recorder.

OriginGerman Blockflöte →
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Meanings

nounblock flute (plural block flutes)

plural block flutes · alternative Blockflöte

  1. entertainmentA flute stop on an organ of 4' or 2' that is imitative of a recorder.

Origin

  1. GermanBlockflöte“block flute”
  2. Englishblock flute

Calque of German Blockflöte (“block flute”), so named for Blockflöte (“recorder”).

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APA

block flute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20flute

MLA

“block flute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20flute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block flute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20flute.

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