fluting

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of flute

adj

  1. Making a sound like a flute.

noun

  1. (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  2. The act of making such grooves.
  3. A flute-like sound.
  4. (fashion) A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.

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