Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A transverse flute. See
flute , 1.
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I taught him how the cross-flute was invented by Pan, and the flute by Athene, and by Hermes the tortoise - shell lyre, and the harp by sweet Apollo.
Theocritus Bion and Moschus Rendered into English Prose 300 BC-260 BC Theocritus 1878
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