Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Italian \I*tal"ian\, a. [Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf.
   {Italic}.]
   Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.

   {Italian cloth} a light material of cotton and worsted; --
      called also {farmer's satin}.

   {Italian iron}, a heater for fluting frills.

   {Italian juice}, Calabrian liquorice.

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.