Flûte Conique

noun

Flûte Co·​nique

¦flütkō¦nēk,

-kä¦-

: an organ flue stop of 4′ pitch, 8′ pitch, or 16′ pitch and pipes of inverted conical form

also : spitzflöte

Word History

Etymology

French flûte conique, literally, conical flute

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