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Guilloche

Guilloche Meaning & Definition
Guilloche Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Guilloche?

[n] an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands

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See Also | architectural ornament

Guilloche In Webster's Dictionary

\Guil"loche`\, n. [F. guillochis; -- said to be fr. Guillot, the inventor of a machine for carving it.] (Arch.) 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.
\Guil`loche"\, n. In ornamental art, any pattern made by interlacing curved lines.

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