fluting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
verb form flutes in

Birds were everywhere, fluting, fighting, and building. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes
It shot forth from the central fluting of a column that supported the pediment of the bookcase. — The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, Maurice Leblanc
These were fluted, once, and yet, although the stone is about as hard as iron, the flutings are almost worn away. — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain

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