fluted

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/ ˈflu tɪd /

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adjective

fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike: fluted notes.

having flutes, grooves, or the like: a fluted column; fluted material; fluted stone tools.

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Origin of fluted

First recorded in 1605–15; flute + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM fluted

un·flut·ed, adjective

Words nearby fluted

flushwork, fluster, flustered, flustrated, flute, fluted, fluter, flutey, fluting, flutist, flutter

How to use fluted in a sentence

Press the pastry into the bottom and sides of a fluted 9-inch tart pan with a removeable base.
Sweet Brits|Lydia Brownlow|April 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Tisci experimented with layering, mixing sheer, knee-length slips with fluted mini-skirts and cropped jackets.
Paris Fashion Week Frenzy: Let’s Focus on Clothes|Robin Givhan|March 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The dull green leaves and tight little buds could hardly be seen for the mass of wide fluted roses of a deep old-fashioned pink.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Each masterpiece in a fluted silver dish, silver candies sprinkled on the pink whipped cream!
The Medici Boots|Pearl Norton Swet

But here was one mighty wave that was always itself, and every fluted swirl of it, constant as the wreathing of a shell.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
The temple rises in the centre of the upper tier, conspicuous for the fluted spires which form the roofs of the sanctuaries.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
From all the jutting points swung the thin fluted strips of varech, which sailors use as their barometers.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for fluted

fluted

/ (ˈfluːtɪd) /

adjective

(esp of the shaft of a column) having flutes

sounding like a flute

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Origin of fluted

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