vessel flute

noun

A type of flute with an enclosed rather than cylindrical body - i.e. a vessel rather than a tube - such as the ocarina, xun, etc.

Meanings

nounvessel flute (plural vessel flutes)

plural vessel flutes

  1. A type of flute with an enclosed rather than cylindrical body - i.e. a vessel rather than a tube - such as the ocarina, xun, etc.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 容器笛
  • 容器笛 (róngqìdí)flute
Finnish astiahuilu
  • astiahuiluflute
German Gefäßflöte
  • Gefäßflöteflute
Polish flet naczyniowy
  • flet naczyniowyflute
Russian сосудообра́зная фле́йта
  • сосудообра́зная фле́йта (sosudoobráznaja fléjta)flute
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Chicago

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