fluting

[ floo-ting ]

/ ˈflu tɪŋ /

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noun

something having ornamental grooves, as a Greek column.

a groove, furrow, or flute, or a series of these.

Nearby words

flustrated, flute, fluted, fluter, flutey, fluting, flutist, flutter, flutter kick, flutter mill, flutter wheel

Origin of fluting

First recorded in 1475–85; flute + -ing¹

Definition for fluting (2 of 2)

flute

[ floot ]

/ flut /

noun

a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.

an organ stop with wide flue pipes, having a flutelike tone.

Architecture, Furniture. a channel, groove, or furrow, as on the shaft of a column.

any groove or furrow, as in a ruffle of cloth or on a piecrust.

one of the helical grooves of a twist drill.

a slender, footed wineglass of the 17th century, having a tall, conical bowl.

a similar stemmed glass, used especially for champagne.

verb (used without object), flut·ed, flut·ing.

to produce flutelike sounds.

to play on a flute.

(of a metal strip or sheet) to kink or break in bending.

verb (used with object), flut·ed, flut·ing.

to utter in flutelike tones.

to form longitudinal flutes or furrows in: to flute a piecrust.

Origin of flute

1350–1400; Middle English floute < Middle French flaüte, flahute, fleüte < Old Provençal flaüt (perhaps alteration of flaujol, flauja) < Vulgar Latin *flabeolum. See flageolet, lute¹

Related formsflute·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for fluting

The columns have Attic bases, but the grooves of the fluting are cut in a style which is neither Doric nor Ionic.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
The golden thrush was fluting his strain—nearly always the very same, but yet a little different.
The Quest|Frederik van Eeden
Her attendants were small satyr-like spirits of the wilds, piping and fluting, in place of the reclining maiden.
The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories|L. Adams Beck
Two of them, shortened and with the fluting planed down, now adorn the gate of Pavia towards Milan.
The Cathedral Builders|Leader Scott

Her voice was at its most musical pitch, rather low for her, fluting, infinitely disarming and seductive.
Alias The Lone Wolf|Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for fluting (1 of 2)

fluting

/ (ˈfluːtɪŋ) /

noun

a design or decoration of flutes on a column, pilaster, etc

grooves or furrows, as in cloth

British Dictionary definitions for fluting (2 of 2)

flute

/ (fluːt) /

noun

a wind instrument consisting of an open cylindrical tube of wood or metal having holes in the side stopped either by the fingers or by pads controlled by keys. The breath is directed across a mouth hole cut in the side, causing the air in the tube to vibrate. Range: about three octaves upwards from middle C

any pipe blown directly on the principle of a flue pipe, either by means of a mouth hole or through a fipple

architect a rounded shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column, pilaster, etc

a groove or furrow in cloth, etc

a tall narrow wineglass

anything shaped like a flute

verb

to produce or utter (sounds) in the manner or tone of a flute

(tr) to make grooves or furrows in

Derived Formsflutelike, adjectivefluty, adjective

Word Origin for flute

C14: from Old French flahute, via Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested); perhaps also influenced by Old Provençal laut lute; see flageolet

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Word Origin and History for fluting (1 of 2)

flute

late 14c., "to play upon the flute," from flute (n.). Meaning "to make (architectural) flutes" is from 1570s. Related: Fluted; fluting.

Word Origin and History for fluting (1 of 2)

flute

early 14c., from Old French flaute (12c.), from Old Provençal flaut, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or from Latin flare "to blow;" perhaps influenced by Provençal laut "lute." The other Germanic words (cf. German flöte) are likewise borrowings from French.

Ancient flutes were blown through a mouthpiece, like a recorder; the modern transverse or German flute developed 18c. The older style then sometimes were called flûte-a-bec (French, literally "flute with a beak"). The modern design and key system of the concert flute were perfected 1834 by Theobald Boehm. The architectural sense of "furrow in a pillar" (1650s) is from fancied resemblance to the inside of a flute split down the middle. Meaning "tall, slender wine glass" is from 1640s.

Culture definitions for fluting

flute

A high-pitched woodwind, held horizontally by the player and played by blowing across a hole.

fluting

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Definition for fluting (2 of 2)

flute

noun

verb (used without object), flut·ed, flut·ing.

verb (used with object), flut·ed, flut·ing.

Origin of flute

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British Dictionary definitions for fluting (1 of 2)

fluting

noun

British Dictionary definitions for fluting (2 of 2)

flute

noun

verb

Word Origin for flute

Word Origin and History for fluting (1 of 2)

flute

Word Origin and History for fluting (1 of 2)

flute

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flute