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单词 gadroon
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Definition of gadroon in English:

gadroon

nounɡəˈdruːnɡəˈdrun
  • A decorative edging on metal or wood formed by parallel rounded strips (reeding) like inverted fluting.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The top surface has a unique crackling and it has a beautiful edge decorated with carved gadroons.
    • The gadroons run down the 45 mm case and the dial.
    • This section is followed by a smooth surface engraved with four rows of superposed arches crowned with gadroons sculpted in low relief.
    • The body is moulded with two series of gadroons on either side of a horizontal rib; the foot is moulded with small gadroons radiating from a central flower head with the mark in its centre.
    • Furthermore, the gadroon is filled up with a welt, and the welt covers the stitching in the gadroon.
    • Large, round tray features an ornate edge pattern including design elements such as swags and gadroons.
    • Below a wavy line border, is a basal wreath of S-shaped gadroons, similar to Hermet 1934, Pl.16, 20.
    • The body is of a modified inverted bell shape, embossed on the lower part with a band of gadroons and shellwork.
    • In FIG.9, both gadroons are diametrically brought closer to each other against two opposite concavities of the raised element.
    • Notice how alternating floral blossoms on bifurcated stems are superimposed on the flutes between each of the gadroons.
    • By the 1670's, most English silver was being heavily embossed and chased with flowers and foliage, fluting and gadroons, grotesques closely following the Continental pattern books.
    • Wire was applied until the mid-1820's, the technique having run concurrently with applied decorative borders - first the bead, then the gadroon and finally, the foliate and shell motifs - since the 1790's.
    • Lower part of cup has applied vertical leaf shaped strips of trellis work alternating with gadroons and these are repeated on the cover.
    • This rustic top loading stove is supported on three splayed feet and decorated with gadroons around the base, leaf design around the fancy top plate which has a central sunflower design.
    • The pillar has a traditional column with rings on the top and it is beautifully decorated with gadroons, leaves and beads on its top and bottom, and it has an elegant square base and top surface.
    • No; it was left in the Searcher's office; it receives the Hall mark at Sheffield; all manufactured plate is marked; shells and gadroons are common - I do not swear to the plate.

Derivatives

  • gadrooned

  • adjective
    • The edges and joints are dressed with slender sterling silver wire, both plain and delicately gadrooned, which more durably conceals the copper at the edges than plated moldings.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The gadrooned column and lobed bun feet of the games table illustrated in Figure 5 are typical of the heavy silhouettes associated with the late 1820s and the 1830s, and the use of ebony or ebonized wood emphasizes these elements.
      • In both pattern books and extant artifacts, quilted feathers resemble the gadrooned edgings of seventeenth-and eighteenth-century furniture and fine metalwares.
      • The porringer in Plate VIII, one of only four known English examples with relief-cast gadrooned decoration, has even finer decoration.
      • Fluted and gadrooned surfaces were common decorative finishes, as well as the chasing of floral and foliate motifs and mythological scenes.
  • gadrooning

  • noun
    • The unorthodox carved decoration of the ears of the crest rail and the gadrooning applied under the seat rails as well as the modern-looking surface led some scholars to conclude that this set was out of period.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The cabinet design was exquisite with many curves, fluted pillars, gadrooning and contrasting veneers.
      • Timbales, or beakers with no stem, typically had much gadrooning and other decoration.
      • Many are decorated with a different pattern on either side of the handle, usually gadrooning on one side and repeated circular dimples on the other.
      • The delicate gadrooning on the foot and lid rim and the bell-shaped finial are features of the late phases of the rococo style and were fashionable in Philadelphia silver made just prior to the American Revolution.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French godron, probably related to goder 'to pucker', also to godet.

 
 

Definition of gadroon in US English:

gadroon

nounɡəˈdrunɡəˈdro͞on
  • A decorative edging on metal or wood, typically formed by inverted flutings.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the 1670's, most English silver was being heavily embossed and chased with flowers and foliage, fluting and gadroons, grotesques closely following the Continental pattern books.
    • Large, round tray features an ornate edge pattern including design elements such as swags and gadroons.
    • Wire was applied until the mid-1820's, the technique having run concurrently with applied decorative borders - first the bead, then the gadroon and finally, the foliate and shell motifs - since the 1790's.
    • The body is of a modified inverted bell shape, embossed on the lower part with a band of gadroons and shellwork.
    • The top surface has a unique crackling and it has a beautiful edge decorated with carved gadroons.
    • This section is followed by a smooth surface engraved with four rows of superposed arches crowned with gadroons sculpted in low relief.
    • Below a wavy line border, is a basal wreath of S-shaped gadroons, similar to Hermet 1934, Pl.16, 20.
    • In FIG.9, both gadroons are diametrically brought closer to each other against two opposite concavities of the raised element.
    • Furthermore, the gadroon is filled up with a welt, and the welt covers the stitching in the gadroon.
    • No; it was left in the Searcher's office; it receives the Hall mark at Sheffield; all manufactured plate is marked; shells and gadroons are common - I do not swear to the plate.
    • The gadroons run down the 45 mm case and the dial.
    • The pillar has a traditional column with rings on the top and it is beautifully decorated with gadroons, leaves and beads on its top and bottom, and it has an elegant square base and top surface.
    • Notice how alternating floral blossoms on bifurcated stems are superimposed on the flutes between each of the gadroons.
    • Lower part of cup has applied vertical leaf shaped strips of trellis work alternating with gadroons and these are repeated on the cover.
    • The body is moulded with two series of gadroons on either side of a horizontal rib; the foot is moulded with small gadroons radiating from a central flower head with the mark in its centre.
    • This rustic top loading stove is supported on three splayed feet and decorated with gadroons around the base, leaf design around the fancy top plate which has a central sunflower design.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French godron, probably related to goder ‘to pucker’, also to godet.

 
 
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