Associations to the word «Fluting»

Wiktionary

FLUTING, verb. Present participle of flute
FLUTING, noun. (architecture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface
FLUTING, noun. The act of making such grooves

Dictionary definition

FLUTING, noun. A groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke