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Böhm flute

/ bø:m /

noun

  1. a type of flute in which the holes are covered with keys; the standard type of modern flute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Böhm flute1

C19: named after Theobald Böhm (1793–1881), German flautist who invented it

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