The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fluting lathe
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.
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.