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li adjective
pertaining to a decorative design (Grolier design) in bookbinding, consisting of bands interlaced in geometric forms.
Origin:
1820–30; named after J. Grolier de Servières
1820–30; named after J. Grolier de Servières
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Grolier (ˈɡrəʊlɪə, French ɡrɔlje) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| relating to or denoting a decorative style of bookbinding using interlaced leather straps, gilded ornamental scrolls, etc | |
| [C19: named after Jean Grolier de Servières (1479--1565), French bibliophile] | |
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