nose flute

noun

(esp in the South Sea Islands) a type of flute blown through the nose

Words nearby nose flute

nose candy, nose cone, nose dive, nose drops, nose ender, nose flute, nose glasses, nose guard, nose in, nose in a book, have one's, nose in the air, have one's

Example sentences from the Web for nose flute

  • The idea of using bamboo for this purpose must have been suggested by its previous use in the nose-flute.

    Unwritten Literature of Hawaii |Nathaniel Bright Emerson

  • The musical range of the nose-flute was very limited; it had but two or, at the most, three stops.

    Unwritten Literature of Hawaii |Nathaniel Bright Emerson

  • Instinctively Fefe's nose-flute resumed its tremolo, and I knew the day was lost.

    Summer Cruising in the South Seas |Charles Warren Stoddard

  • This Hawaiian musician was the one whose performances on the nose-flute are elsewhere spoken of.

    Unwritten Literature of Hawaii |Nathaniel Bright Emerson