guilloche
(noun) an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
guilloche (plural guilloches)
A fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
The tool used to create such work.
guilloche (third-person singular simple present guilloches, present participle guilloching, simple past and past participle guilloched)
(transitive) To decorate with intersecting curved lines.
Source: Wiktionary
Guil"loche`, n. Etym: [F. guillochis; -- said to be fr. Guillot, the inventor of a machine for carving it.] (Arch.)
Definition: An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
