GUILLOCHING

Verb

guilloching

present participle of guilloche

Source: Wiktionary


GUILLOCHE

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



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