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nose flute
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nose flute
n
(Music / Instruments) (esp in the South Sea Islands) a type of flute blown through the nose
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Noun1.nose flute - a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries)nose flute - a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries)
flute, transverse flute - a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown


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