fluted
Americanadjective
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fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike.
fluted notes.
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having flutes, grooves, or the like.
a fluted column; fluted material; fluted stone tools.
adjective
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(esp of the shaft of a column) having flutes
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sounding like a flute
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“Classical Body,” which pairs Attic vases and flasks with a series of fluted Grecian gowns elevated above—super-model goddesses in pale gold—sets the aspirational yet unforgiving female physical ideal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Custom kitchens designed by Christopher Peacock are encased in wood and fluted glass cabinetry with 2-inch-thick Calacatta marble on the kitchen islands.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
And there were, of course, the signature grandfather clocks that made Howard Miller famous, both traditional designs of fluted hardwood and contemporary deconstructions with visible gears.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
The building’s fluted Corinthian columns are right at home in neoclassical Washington, but they aren’t a match with the rest of the White House, with its simpler, smooth columns and Ionic capitals.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
The chair had been pulled up to the oversized fireplace Carl had built, inside of which stood tall, fluted andirons.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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