fluting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fluting
    n 1: a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow
         concave groove on the shaft of a column) [syn: {flute},
         {fluting}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fluting \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.
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   {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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Flute \Flute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fluted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Fluting}.]
   1. To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like
      that of a flute.
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            Knaves are men,
            That lute and flute fantastic tenderness.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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            The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee.      --Emerson.
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   2. To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle,
      etc.
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