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galloon /ɡəˈluːn /nounA narrow ornamental strip of fabric, typically a silk braid or piece of lace, used to trim clothing or finish upholstery.It is known that crochet galloon machines consist of a number of cooperating members adapted to create a fabric....- The harsh wooden surfaces of Jacobean England were embellished with elaborate gimps, galloons, fringes and tassels.
- The products referred to above include both ribbons and webbing as well as certain galloons having the characteristics of woven ribbons.
Origin Early 17th century: from French galon, from galonner 'to trim with braid', of unknown ultimate origin. Rhymes afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon |