Get to know Fluted better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Fluted meaning
- Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.
- Drunk; intoxicated.
Using Fluted
- The main meaning on this page is: Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight. | Drunk; intoxicated.
- In the example corpus, fluted often appears in combinations such as: the fluted, in fluted, fluted columns.
Context around Fluted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fluted
- In this selection, "fluted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pressed, inch, slender, corinthian, cup and look stand out and add context to how "fluted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 125 inch fluted barrel and and a slender fluted column having. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fluted" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fluted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Corinthian column is almost always fluted. (7 words)
Line your fluted tin with your first circle of dough. (10 words)
The archway, only 3 m wide, is flanked by pairs of fluted Corinthian columns on pedestals. (16 words)
The columns have not been fluted as they normally would have been in a Doric temple and there are still tabs present in the blocks of the base (used for lifting the blocks into place but then normally removed). (39 words)
Corinthian order Corinthian order main The Corinthian order is the most ornate of the Greek orders, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves and four scrolls. (36 words)
Wedgwood candlestick, dolphin form, black basalt, exaggerated head and features, tail curled up ending in a fluted cup, rectangular base with shell border, impressed mark on bottom, 8 3/4 by 6 inches, $620. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Wedgwood candlestick, dolphin form, black basalt, exaggerated head and features, tail curled up ending in a fluted cup, rectangular base with shell border, impressed mark on bottom, 8 3/4 by 6 inches, $620.
There are sculptures built into the bag, thanks to the waves of leather, which created a “fluted” look.
Today, McCartney’s collection includes irons of all types, such as “fluting irons” that pressed fluted ruffles on cuffs and collars, specialty irons for women and men’s hats and the “Mrs.
Line your fluted tin with your first circle of dough.
The carbine has a 16.125-inch fluted barrel and breaks down into two seperate pieces for ease of carrying.
The director of the county sheriff’s office’s aviation division, Masterson impressed the judges by playing excerpts from a classical melody and the 1958 hit “Tequila” on his fluted, pink-lined shell.
Head bartenter Pete Stanton has created a beautiful Blossom Punch for Two that’s served in a fluted flower vase/pitcher.
Apart from some minor repairs in 1910 and 1914 (the steel bands and cross braces around the fluted legs) the bridge remains as he built it.
Cactus stems are often ribbed or fluted, which allows them to expand and contract easily for quick water absorption after rain, followed by long drought periods.
Corinthian order Corinthian order main The Corinthian order is the most ornate of the Greek orders, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves and four scrolls.
It usually has a base and the shaft is often fluted (it has grooves carved up its length).
It was built in the Ionic order and consists of seven fluted columns, unusually carved from single pieces of stone (most columns were constructed from a series of discs joined together).
Many columns are carved over all their surface, some fluted and others carved with decoration all over, as in cave 1 (illustrated left).
Some temples, like the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, had friezes of figures around the lower drum of each column, separated from the fluted section by a bold moulding.
The archway, only 3 m wide, is flanked by pairs of fluted Corinthian columns on pedestals.
The columns have not been fluted as they normally would have been in a Doric temple and there are still tabs present in the blocks of the base (used for lifting the blocks into place but then normally removed).
The Corinthian column is almost always fluted.
The fluted Corinthian column and the marble plinth on which it sits were already standing in situ, scavenged previously from yet other monuments.
The gleaming marble surfaces were smooth, curved, fluted, or ornately sculpted to reflect the sun, cast graded shadows and change in colour with the ever-changing light of day.
The Greek Doric column was fluted, and had no base, dropping straight into the stylobate or platform on which the temple or other building stood.
Common combinations with fluted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the fluted 3×
- in fluted 2×
- fluted columns 2×
- fluted and 2×
- fluted corinthian 2×