Guilloche
/ɡɪˈlɒʃ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
"A railroad right-of-way, straight across the Balkan Peninsula, conceded in Cyrillic and Arabic script all woven in and out of the loveliest green guilloche by the no-longer-quite-unabsorbed entity of East Roumelia."
- 2 an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands wordnet
- 3 The tool used to create such work.
Verb
- 1 To decorate with intersecting curved lines. transitive
Example
More examples"A railroad right-of-way, straight across the Balkan Peninsula, conceded in Cyrillic and Arabic script all woven in and out of the loveliest green guilloche by the no-longer-quite-unabsorbed entity of East Roumelia."
Etymology
From French guilloche.