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gadroon|gəˈdruːn|
Also 8 gaudron, in mod. Dicts. godroon.
[ad. F. godron (OF. goderon, gauderon), of uncertain origin.]
One of a set of convex curves or arcs joined at their extremities to form a decorative pattern (which may be described as the reverse of ‘fluting’) used in the ornamentation of gold and silver plate, in architecture, costume, etc. Chiefly in pl. Also attrib. as gadroon ornament, gadroon pattern.
1723–24Chambers tr. S. le Clerc's Archit. I. 125 Gaudrons of the Ball. 1855tr. Labarte's Arts Mid. Ages xxv, Ornamented with gadroon sculptures. Ibid. xxvii, Cut in gadroons. 1878M. E. Braddon Open Verd. xxxviii. 261 A monster salver..with massive gadroon edges. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Gadroon, a term employed in dressmaking and millinery, borrowed from architecture, denoting a kind of inverted fluting or beading. Plaits of a similar form are made on caps and cuffs, as composing a decorative style of trimming. 1883C. Kerry Hist. Ch. St. Lawrence, Reading 121 This dish has a double ogee-shaped edge with gadroon bordering. 1893Athenæum 14 Jan. 60/1 The central ornaments, external to the space for the enamelled shield of the owner's arms, are whirling gadroons. |