blockflute
English
Etymology
From 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
blockflute (plural blockflutes)
- (music) A musical instrument of the woodwind family constructed using a fipple plug; a recorder.
Synonyms
- recorder
Derived terms
- blockflutist