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to gadrooned

to gadrooned

9.9
To decorate an object with a row of rounded bumps along its edge
  • verb
  • /ɡæˈdruːnd/
translation icon : gadroonear
  • Artisans carefully gadrooned the edges of the wooden frame to enhance its elegance.

Examples

  • The silver bowl had been gadrooned to match the rest of the decorative set.

  • The artist gadrooned the silver vase beautifully.

  • The antique vase was gadrooned along its rim, giving it a distinctive look.

  • She loves gadrooning her wooden furniture.

  • The antique vase was gadrooned along its rim, giving it a distinctive look.

  • Artisans carefully gadrooned the edges of the wooden frame to enhance its elegance.

  • The silver bowl had been gadrooned to match the rest of the decorative set.

Synonyms

scalloping
vsto gadrooned
1 6.0

A wavy edge decoration on cloth or paper

focuses on repeated convex rounded flutings across curved surfaces

How Decorative

to gadrooned
9.9
to embellish
10 6.3
to ornament
4 3.7
to mold
  • US
35 3.2

Surface Forms

gadrooned infinitive
gadrooned past
gadrooned past participle
gadrooning present participle
gadroons third person singular

Morphology

gadrooned = gadroon (opaque) = gadroon + ed

The verb form is specialized vocabulary; although morphologically regular, the meaning is unlikely to be inferable by average learners from general morphemes.

Etymology

The verb gadrooned comes from the noun gadroon, which named a series of rounded 'grooves' or ridges. To 'gadroon' something is to add that row of curved beads to its edge, so artisans 'gadrooned' bowls and frames to decorate them.