fluted column

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A tall stone post with decorative vertical grooves.

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  • The temple's entrance was framed by colonnades of fluted Doric columns.
  • The architect chose elegant fluted columns to support the portico.
  • Sunlight caught the vertical grooves of the single fluted column in the courtyard.
  • In our art history class, we studied the design of the Parthenon's fluted columns.
  • Restoring the antique fluted column required a specialist stonemason.
  • Each fluted column was carved from a single block of marble.
  • The grand ballroom features towering fluted columns with Corinthian capitals.
  • Even in its ruined state, the beauty of the fluted column was evident.
  • The design blueprint clearly indicates a row of fluted columns along the facade.
  • He leaned against a cool, stone fluted column, admiring the view.