guilloche
[gi-lohsh]
- 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 < ?
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Figure 115—Guilloche is missing from the List of Illustrations in the original text.
ArchitectureThomas Roger Smith
They include the meander, the scroll, the fret, and the guilloche.
Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, ColombiaWilliam Henry Holmes
Guilloche, gil-losh′, n. an ornament formed of two or more bands intertwining in a continued series.
In one case the effect of the guilloche is given in the same manner.
Pottery of the ancient Pueblos. (1886 N 04 / 1882-1883 (pages 257-360))William Henry Holmes
Nowhere else in British New Guinea do we find the continuous loop coil pattern, the guilloche, or loop coils.
Evolution in ArtAlfred C. Haddon
guilloche
- an ornamental band or border with a repeating pattern of two or more interwoven wavy lines, as in architecture
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Word Origin
C19: from French: tool used in ornamental work, perhaps from Guillaume William
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