galloon

American  

[guh-loon] / gəˈlun /

noun

1. a braid or trimming of worsted, silk or rayon tinsel, gold or silver, etc., usually having scalloping along both edges.

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galloon British  

/ ɡəˈluːn /

noun

1. a narrow band of cord, embroidery, silver or gold braid, etc, used on clothes and furniture

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Other Word Forms

• gallooned
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of galloon

1595–1605; < Middle French galon, Old French galonner to adorn one's head with ribbons, derivative of gale gala

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Example Sentences

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galloon

Men of business wore waistcoats trimmed with silver galloon.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

“With a little jacket trimmed with galloon, and that petticoat of tobine. Given the chills on the river.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The harmony of the oak carvings, of the gilt stucco, the red damask, and the gold galloon composed one of the most delicate decorations of Prussian castles.

From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission

Orris, or′is, n. a peculiar kind of gold or silver lace: upholsterers' galloon and gimp.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

The narrow stomacher is a beaded galloon with bright spangles and bugles.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle

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