| 单词 | gadroon |
| 释义 | gadroon[ guh-droon ] / gəˈdrun / nounArchitecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding. a decorative series of curved, inverted flutings, or of convex and concave flutings, as on silversmith's work. Also godroon. Origin of gadroon1715–25; <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; see -et), after the ornamentation on such cups OTHER WORDS FROM gadroonga·drooned, adjectivega·droon·age, nounWords nearby gadroonGadite, gado gado, gadoid, gadolinite, gadolinium, gadroon, gadrooning, Gadsbodikins, Gadsden, Gadsden Purchase, gadwall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gadroon
British Dictionary definitions for gadroongadroon godroon/ (ɡəˈdruːn) / nouna moulding composed of a series of convex flutes and curves joined to form a decorative pattern, used esp as an edge to silver articles architect a carved ornamental moulding having a convex cross section Derived forms of gadroongadrooned or godrooned, adjectiveWord Origin for gadroonC18: from French godron, perhaps from Old French godet cup, goblet, drinking vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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