Feminine

cannelure

Meaning

  1. (feminine) groove (linear indent)
  2. (feminine) striation (on a plant)
  3. (feminine) flute (on a column)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kan.lyʁ/
Etymology

From Middle French canneleüre, first attested in 1545. By surface analysis, canneler (“provide with a channel”) + -ure.

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