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noun
1.
Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
2.
a decorative series of curved, inverted flutings, or of convex and concave flutings, as on silversmith's work.
Also, godroon.
Origin:
1715–25; < French godron (with final conformed to -oon), Middle French goderon, probably derivative of godet a kind of cup without base or handle (perhaps < Middle Dutch kodde billet, log; see -et), after the ornamentation on such cups
1715–25; < French godron (with final conformed to -oon), Middle French goderon, probably derivative of godet a kind of cup without base or handle (perhaps < Middle Dutch kodde billet, log; see -et), after the ornamentation on such cups
Related forms
ga·drooned, adjective
ga·droon·age, noun
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Gadroon
is always a great word to know.
So is capital. Does it mean:
| the distinctively treated upper end of a column |
| the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one; any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly |
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