fluted

[ floo-tid ]

adjective

1. fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike:

   fluted notes.

2. having flutes, grooves, or the like:

   a fluted column; fluted material; fluted stone tools.

fluted

/ ˈfluːtɪd /

adjective

1. (esp of the shaft of a column) having flutes
2. sounding like a flute

Other Words From

• un·fluted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluted¹

First recorded in 1605–15; flute + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Press the pastry into the bottom and sides of a fluted 9-inch tart pan with a removeable base.

From The Daily Beast

Tisci experimented with layering, mixing sheer, knee-length slips with fluted mini-skirts and cropped jackets.

From The Daily Beast

The dull green leaves and tight little buds could hardly be seen for the mass of wide fluted roses of a deep old-fashioned pink.

From Project Gutenberg

Each masterpiece in a fluted silver dish, silver candies sprinkled on the pink whipped cream!

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But here was one mighty wave that was always itself, and every fluted swirl of it, constant as the wreathing of a shell.

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The temple rises in the centre of the upper tier, conspicuous for the fluted spires which form the roofs of the sanctuaries.

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From all the jutting points swung the thin fluted strips of varech, which sailors use as their barometers.

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Related Words

• crumpled