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uritus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fluting noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  • tread verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.

Senses

uritus is used for these senses in English:

  • fluting (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  • fluting The act of making such grooves.
  • tread (obsolete) A way; a track or path.
  • tread (construction) A walking surface in a stairway on which the foot is placed.
  • tread The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction. [from 1900s]

fluting — full definition

  1. noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  2. noun The act of making such grooves.
  3. noun A flute-like sound.
  4. noun A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.

tread — full definition

  1. verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.
  2. noun The patterned grooves on a tire or shoe sole that provide grip.
  3. noun The sound or manner of someone walking.

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