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to gadrooning

to gadrooning

9.9
To add rounded bands like small waves along an edge
  • verb
  • /ɡəˈdrunɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gadroonear
  • The artisan spent hours gadrooning the edge of the silver tray for a classic look.

Examples

  • Restorers carefully gadrooned the antique vase to match its original design.

  • Many historic picture frames were gadrooned to add elegance and detail.

  • The artisan is gadrooning the vase beautifully.

  • She loves gadrooning her pottery pieces.

  • The artisan spent hours gadrooning the edge of the silver tray for a classic look.

  • Restorers carefully gadrooned the antique vase to match its original design.

  • Many historic picture frames were gadrooned to add elegance and detail.

Synonyms

to gadrooned
vsto gadrooning
9.9

To decorate an object with a row of rounded bumps along its edge

is the general term for that decoration across materials

How Decorative

to gadrooning
  • Specialized
9.9
to embellish
19 6.1
to ornament
4 3.7
to mold
  • US
35 3.2

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

gadrooning = gadroon (transparent) = gadroon + ing

The verb form is a regular present-participle/gerund formation from the verb 'gadroon'; the action meaning is directly predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

Gadrooning comes from the French gadroon, meaning a 'rounded fold' used in decoration. To gadroon something is to make those small round bands or curves on its edge, which is exactly what the verb means.