Gadroon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡəˈdɹuːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gadroon is a noun meaning Any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.
Meaning
Any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.
More Meanings
- (architecture) A godroon.
Example Sentences
Owing possibly to some flaw in his mental make-up, Uncle Tom has been collecting old silver since I was so high […]. I knew all about that collection of his, not only because I had had to listen to him for hours on the subject of sconces, foliation, ribbon wreaths in high relief and gadroon borders, but because I had what you might call a personal interest in it, once having stolen an eighteenth-century cow-creamer for him.
Word Forms
- gadroons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grecque, gargoyle, gyrland, gorgerine, gargyle, gurges.
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