fluted
fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike: fluted notes.
having flutes, grooves, or the like: a fluted column; fluted material; fluted stone tools.
Origin of fluted
1Other words from fluted
- un·flut·ed, adjective
Words Nearby fluted
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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.
Tisci experimented with layering, mixing sheer, knee-length slips with fluted mini-skirts and cropped jackets.
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 AthertonEach masterpiece in a fluted silver dish, silver candies sprinkled on the pink whipped cream!
The Medici Boots | Pearl Norton SwetBut 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. WigramFrom 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
/ (ˈfluːtɪd) /
(esp of the shaft of a column) having flutes
sounding like a flute
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