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
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
