Kannelieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
• fluting noun A pattern of parallel grooves, usually vertical, cut into a surface for decoration.

Senses

Kannelieren is used for these senses in English:

• 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.

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.

fluting — full definition

1. noun A pattern of parallel grooves, usually vertical, cut into a surface for decoration.
2. noun The process of cutting such grooves into a surface.
3. noun A sound similar to that of a flute.
4. noun A small, rounded pleat used to trim a piece of clothing.

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