un-fluted
tɪd adjective
1.
fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike: fluted notes.
2.
having flutes, grooves, or the like: a fluted column; fluted material; fluted stone tools.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of the shaft of a column) having flutes |
| 2. | sounding like a flute |
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Un-fluted
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
flute
late 14c., from O.Fr. flaute, from O.Prov. flaut, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or from L. flare "to blow;" perhaps influenced by Prov. laut "lute." The other Germanic words (cf. Ger. flöte) are likewise borrowings from French. Ancient flutes were blown through a mouthpiece, like a recorder;
the modern transverse or German flute developed 18c. The modern design and key system of the concert flute were perfected 1834 by Theobald Boehm. The architectural sense of "furrow in a pillar" (1650s) is from fancied resemblance to the inside of a flute split down the middle. Meaning "tall, slender wine glass" is from 1640s. The verb is recorded from late 14c. in sense "to play upon the flute;" meaning "to make (architectural) flutes" is from 1570s. Related: Fluted; fluting.
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Cultural Dictionary
flute definition
A high-pitched woodwind, held horizontally by the player and played by blowing across a hole.
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