guilloche

[ gi-lohsh ]

noun

1. an ornamental pattern or border, as in architecture, consisting of paired ribbons or lines flowing in interlaced curves around a series of circular voids.

guilloche

/ ɡɪˈlɒʃ /

noun

1. an ornamental band or border with a repeating pattern of two or more interwoven wavy lines, as in architecture

Word History and Origins

Origin of guilloche¹

1855–60; < French: graining tool < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of guilloche¹

C19: from French: tool used in ornamental work, perhaps from Guillaume William

Example Sentences

The plinth and frieze are often of well-defined guilloche work, or are carved with arabesques or conventionalized flowers.

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The herring bone, the checker, the guilloche, and the like are greatly the heritage of the textile art.

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They include the meander, the scroll, the fret, and the guilloche.

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Nowhere else in British New Guinea do we find the continuous loop coil pattern, the guilloche, or loop coils.

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The sort of guilloche of interlacing circles was very generally used.

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