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fluting

[ floo-ting ]

noun

  1. something having ornamental grooves, as a Greek column.
  2. a groove, furrow, or flute, or a series of these.


fluting

/ ˈڱːɪŋ /

noun

  1. a design or decoration of flutes on a column, pilaster, etc
  2. grooves or furrows, as in cloth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fluting1

First recorded in 1475–85; flute + -ing 1
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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.

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There’s a top and a bottom, and between them is a bunch of ridged or diagonally reinforced filler called “fluting.”

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A couple of employees are in the music business, which helps explain the aural entertainment; dinner tastes better with Herbie Mann fluting through “Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty.”

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The asteroid that brought that cacophony to a cataclysmic end made room for the expansion of fluting birds.

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Zegler, whose petite frame and childlike expressions give Maria an extra air of innocence, possesses a fluting soprano that is captivating and of a piece with her character’s naivete.

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