gadroon

/ɡəˈdɹuːn/

gadroon noun: any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.

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Noun

gadroon (plural gadroons)

Any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.
- Owing possibly to some flaw in his mental make-up, Uncle Tom has been collecting old silver since I was so high […]. I knew all about that collection of his, not only because I had had to listen to him for hours on the subject of sconces, foliation, ribbon wreaths in high relief and gadroon...1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter V
A godroon.

gadroon meaning in Persian

gadroon in Persian

decorative curves: خیاره xiyâre

Forms of gadroon

plural	gadroons

Origin of gadroon

From French godron, from Middle French goderon, from a form of godet (“vase with wavy edges”) + -(e)ron, from Dutch kodde (“piece of cylindrical wood”). Also probably related to goder (“to pucker”).

Words formed from gadroon

Words that rhyme with gadroon

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Questions about gadroon

What does gadroon mean?: Gadroon means any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.
What is gadroon in Persian?: Gadroon in Persian is خیاره (xiyâre). See Gadroon meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is gadroon?: Gadroon is a noun.
How do you pronounce gadroon?: Gadroon is pronounced /ɡəˈdɹuːn/.
What is the plural of gadroon?: The plural of gadroon is gadroons.

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