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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface..
Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door.
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Fluting means (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface..
Common synonyms include flute.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door.
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