Meaning of FLUTING
| Pronunciation: | | 'flooting
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| | Definition: | | [n] a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column |
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| | Synonyms: | | flute |
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| | See Also: | | channel, groove | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Flut"ing\, n.
Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes
collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the
fluting of a lady's ruffle.
{Fluting iron}, a laundry iron for fluting ruffles; -- called
also {Italian iron}, or {gaufering iron}. --Knight.
{Fluting lathe}, a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on
balusters, table legs, etc.
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