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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Press one stack of the rectangles into each well of the muffin pan, folding or fluting the edges slightly to make an attractive cup.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023
Both children and adults are thought to have participated in finger fluting, and similarly, Bennett said that the Quesang prints should also be considered art.
From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2021
In detailing the enormity of the Olympieion’s scale, Diodorus wrote that the fluting of the outer columns was big enough for a man to stand inside.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2020
Mirianashvili opted for a standard drinking glass, the kind with fluting at the base and a wide band near the rim.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019
A paleo-Indian innovation, this type of fluting exists only in the Americas.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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