guilloche

American  

[gi-lohsh] / gɪˈloʊʃ /

noun

1. an ornamental pattern or border, as in architecture, consisting of paired ribbons or lines flowing in interlaced curves around a series of circular voids.

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guilloche British  

/ ɡɪˈlɒʃ /

noun

1. an ornamental band or border with a repeating pattern of two or more interwoven wavy lines, as in architecture

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Etymology

Origin of guilloche

1855–60; < French: graining tool < ?

Example Sentences

It is made up of two panels, with the largest showing large, colourful flowers surrounded by bands of intertwining strands - a motif known as a guilloche.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2022

Stooped over the case, Mr. Smoove admired the old-world craftsmanship a Breguet with a guilloche dial.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2020

All of the dials are solid gold and embellished with a special guilloche pattern.

From Forbes • Oct. 26, 2014

The roses of ornament are often incorporated into this form of guilloche.

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 04, April 1895 Byzantine-Romanesque Windows in Southern Italy by Various

They include the meander, the scroll, the fret, and the guilloche.

From Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 by Holmes, William Henry