guilloche

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guilloche

(Alan Witschonke)

n. Architecture
An ornamental border formed of two or more curved bands that interlace to repeat a circular design.

[French, tool used in making the ornamentation or French guillochis, guilloche.]

An ornament formed by two or more bands twisted over each other in a continuous series, leaving circular openings which are often filled with round ornaments.

guilloche

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A plaited or cable motif used as a decorative device in a range of applications comprising two or more interwoven strands or bands, sometimes continuous and sometimes broken.

IN BRIEF: n. - An architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands

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