fluting
Americannoun
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something having ornamental grooves, as a Greek column.
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a groove, furrow, or flute, or a series of these.
noun
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a design or decoration of flutes on a column, pilaster, etc
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grooves or furrows, as in cloth
Etymology
Origin of fluting
Vocabulary lists containing fluting
Example Sentences
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Fluting, then the inside liner, and last, the “bridge,” or exterior surface.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022
Our arguments disputing, The universal Pan Still wanders fluting—fluting - Fluting to maid and man.
From Poems by Henley, William Ernest
Thrushes in the deep woods, With their golden themes, Fluting like the choirs At the birth of dreams.
From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss
And in the rush of sun and glittering cloud That followed on the storm, he led the way, Fluting the sodden circus through the crowd That trod the city streets in holiday.
From King Cole by Masefield, John
Fluting is sometimes introduced into capitals, as in the tomb of Mylasa, and in friezes, as in the theatre at Cnidos, the Incantada at Salonica, and a doorway at Patara.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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