galloon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions.

Pronunciation

/ɡəˈluːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-galloon.wav

Word forms

galloon galloons

Etymology

From French galon, from galonner (“to braid”).

Derived words

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