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gadroon (iou)



gadroon noun. L17.
[French godron, prob. rel. to goder pucker, crease: see -OON.]
Any of a series of convex curves or arcs joined at their extremities and forming a decorative edge, like the inverted fluting on silverware etc. Usu. in pl.
gadrooned adjective ornamented with gadroons M18.