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

Etymology

Origin of galloon

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

Example Sentences

The Crom Road is closed at its junctions with the Landbrock Road and the Galloon Road.

From BBC

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

From Literature

Men of business wore waistcoats trimmed with silver galloon.

From Literature

The two long corridors were bubbling with boys in blue, a-glitter with nickel-plated buttons and silver galloon, some laughing over their experience with the lesson just disposed of, others eagerly reviewing the one soon to be recited.

From Project Gutenberg

Gold lace and galloon, as broad as your hand, were piled up on the sleeves, shoulder, and back, to such an extent that the original cloth was scarcely visible, and the hem of the caftan was most wondrously embroidered with splendid tulips, green, blue, and lilac roses, and all sorts of tinsel and precious stones.

From Project Gutenberg