guilloche

[ gi-lohsh ]

/ gɪˈloʊʃ /

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noun

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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Origin of guilloche

1855–60; <French: graining tool < ?

Words nearby guilloche

Guillem, guillemet, Guillemin, guillemot, Guillén, guilloche, guillotine, guilt, guilt by association, guiltless, guilt trip

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How to use guilloche in a sentence

The plinth and frieze are often of well-defined guilloche work, or are carved with arabesques or conventionalized flowers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
The herring bone, the checker, the guilloche, and the like are greatly the heritage of the textile art.
A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament|William H. Holmes
They include the meander, the scroll, the fret, and the guilloche.
Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia|William Henry Holmes
Nowhere else in British New Guinea do we find the continuous loop coil pattern, the guilloche, or loop coils.
Evolution in Art|Alfred C. Haddon

The sort of guilloche of interlacing circles was very generally used.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 05, May 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for guilloche

guilloche

/ (ɡɪˈlɒʃ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for guilloche

C19: from French: tool used in ornamental work, perhaps from Guillaume William

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