guilloched

English

Etymology

guilloche +‎ -ed

Adjective

guilloched (not comparable)

1. Wavy or with an intertwining pattern.

   guilloched silver

   guilloched pencil

   guilloched ribs

   • 1856, Edward Shaw, The Modern Architect, Or, Every Carpenter His Own Master:

     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 […]

References

• “guilloched”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.