fluting
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flut·ing
(flo͞o′tĭng)n.
1.
a. Architecture A decorative motif consisting of a series of uniform, usually vertical flutes, as those incised in the surface of a column.
b. The act of incising or making grooves.
2. The grooves formed by narrow pleats in cloth, as in a ruffle.
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fluting
(ˈfluːtɪŋ)n
1. (Architecture) a design or decoration of flutes on a column, pilaster, etc
2. grooves or furrows, as in cloth
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flut•ing
(ˈflu tɪŋ)n.
1. ornamentation with flutes, as on a column.
2. a groove, furrow, or flute, or a series of these.
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