- gadrooning
- ga·droon·ing
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gadrooning
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Gadrooning — is a decorative motif consisting of convex curves in a series. In furniture and other interior accessories, the term applies to an ornamental carved band of tapered, curving and alternating concave and convex sections, usually diverging obliquely … Wikipedia
gadrooning — noun see gadroon … New Collegiate Dictionary
gadrooning — /geuh drooh ning/, n. ornamentation with gadroons. [1880 85; GADROON + ING1] * * * … Universalium
gadrooning — noun see gadroon I … Useful english dictionary
go|droon|ing — «guh DROO nihng», noun. = gadrooning. (Cf. ↑gadrooning) … Useful english dictionary
gadroon — noun Etymology: French godron round plait, gadroon Date: circa 1724 1. the ornamental notching or carving of a rounded molding 2. a short often oval fluting or reeding used in decoration • gadroon transitive verb • gadrooning noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Molding (decorative) — For other uses, see Molding (disambiguation). Cavetto molding and resulting shadow pattern Ovolo molding and resulting shadow pattern … Wikipedia
Glossary of architecture — This page is a glossary of architecture. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Wikipedia
Warkentin House — Infobox nrhp | name =Warkentin House nrhp type = caption = Warkentin House location= Newton, KS lat degrees = 38 | lat minutes = 2 | lat seconds = 35.97 | lat direction = N long degrees = 97 | long minutes = 20 | long seconds = 23.03 | long… … Wikipedia
fluting and reeding — ▪ architecture also called gadrooning in architectural decoration, surfaces worked into a regular series of (vertical) concave grooves or convex ridges, frequently used on columns. In Classical architecture fluting and reeding are used in … Universalium
