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Auskehlen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chamfer noun An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
  • flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  • fluting noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  • groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.

Senses

Auskehlen is used for these senses in English:

  • chamfer (transitive) To cut a groove in something.
  • flute (transitive) To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).
  • fluting The act of making such grooves.
  • groove (transitive) To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

flute — full definition

  1. noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  2. noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
  3. noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
  4. verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.

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