blockflute
English
editEtymology
editFrom the fipple plug ("block") that constricts the mount of the instrument + flute. Corresponds to German Blockflöte, Dutch blokfluit, Danish blokfløjte, Swedish blockflöjt, Icelandic blokkflauta, Norwegian blokkfløyte.
Noun
editblockflute (plural blockflutes)
- (music) A musical instrument of the woodwind family constructed using a fipple plug; a recorder.