Meanings
adjectiveguilloched (not comparable)
- not comparableWavy or with an intertwining pattern.
guilloched ribs
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guilloched silver
guilloched pencil
This example is much richer, yet no less elegant, than the other; the volute, instead of a single spiral, is formed by three; the sculptured echinus beneath is surmounted by a guilloched moulding, and separated from the shaft by a neck […]
1856, Edward Shaw, The Modern Architect, Or, Every Carpenter His Own Master
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