'Fluting lathe' definitions:

Definition of 'Fluting lathe'

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  • Fluting \Flut"ing\, n. Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a lady's ruffle. [1913 Webster]
  • Fluting iron, a laundry iron for fluting ruffles; -- called also Italian iron, or gaufering iron. --Knight.
  • Fluting lathe, a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on balusters, table legs, etc. [1913 Webster]