galloon
Americannoun
noun
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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
Example Sentences
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“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
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
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
In days gone by, when garters were worn in sight, the upper classes wore very expensive ones, but the lower orders worsted galloon ones.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger
The effect was a half yard of black worsted galloon; nothing more, or better.
From Balcony Stories by King, Grace E.
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