gadroon

American  

[guh-droon] / gəˈdrun /

noun

1. Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.

2. a decorative series of curved, inverted flutings, or of convex and concave flutings, as on silversmith's work.

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gadroon British  

/ ɡəˈdruːn /

noun

1. a moulding composed of a series of convex flutes and curves joined to form a decorative pattern, used esp as an edge to silver articles

2. architect a carved ornamental moulding having a convex cross section

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Other Word Forms

• gadroonage noun
• gadrooned adjective

Etymology

Origin of gadroon

1715–25; < French godron (with final conformed to -oon ), Middle French goderon, probably derivative of godet a kind of cup without base or handle (perhaps < Middle Dutch kodde billet, log; -et ), after the ornamentation on such cups

Example Sentences

Sometimes it had splayed feet when a gadroon edge had been asked for.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

His flatware is usually distinguished by a shell motif, and gadroon edges finish and decorate many of his pieces.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague