Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, fine; clear and mellow; flute-like: as, fluted notes.
- Grooved; furrowed; ornamented or characterized by a series of flutes: as, a fluted column; a fluted ruffle.
- Specifically— In entomology, having parallel grooves or depressions running in a longitudinal direction.
- In armor, ornamented with ridges, corrugations, and the like, which in some cases added also to the utility of the piece as giving greater strength. Suits of armor of the sixteenth century, both Italian and German, are often richly fluted. See cut in next column.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Thin; fine; clear and mellow; flutelike.
- adjective Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
flutes orgrooves , either for decoration or to trim weight. - adjective Ireland, slang Drunk; intoxicated.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
flute .
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Examples
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Devised a plan to "serve words" at the next book fair: could hand out non-alcoholic French verbs and sparkling adjectives in fluted glasses ...
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He insisted we get shots of Goldschlager (and, man, am I glad the Liqueur With A Gimmick craze has passed), and, when our drinks came in fluted shot glasses with GOLDSCHLAGER written on them in gold leaf, we were captivated.
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He insisted we get shots of Goldschlager (and, man, am I glad the Liqueur With A Gimmick craze has passed), and, when our drinks came in fluted shot glasses with GOLDSCHLAGER written on them in gold leaf, we were captivated.
$1.45 A Pound 2003
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This was the season of birdsong, and their calls fluted through the shadows from every direction.
Owlflight Lackey, Mercedes 1997
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The conduit used here now is a kind of fluted plastic, hard to pass anything through it.
Electrical Service 2005
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The conduit used here now is a kind of fluted plastic, hard to pass anything through it.
Electrical Service 2005
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The conduit used here now is a kind of fluted plastic, hard to pass anything through it.
Electrical Service 2005
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The conduit used here now is a kind of fluted plastic, hard to pass anything through it.
Electrical Service 2005
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The conduit used here now is a kind of fluted plastic, hard to pass anything through it.
Electrical Service 2005
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The conduit used here now is a kind of fluted plastic, hard to pass anything through it.
Electrical Service 2005
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