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Beaten paths: and those who trod on them
to treat us to, and that Godroon was the quarry they were to follow. " But, good
God, is there no danger of their catching him ?" said some one. " Oh, not the least
, he is used to it," said the Squire. " So are the eels," remarked another. " Oh,
never ...
Thomas Colley Grattan,
1862
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The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Interior Design
∞godroon See GADROON. going The horizontal distance between one riser
face and the next, in stairway construction. golden oak Early-20th-century
furniture similar to the Mission style. It is basically heavy, rather clumsy, and in-
spired by ...
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Beaten paths; and those who tread them
The few times I went out with some of them before this dreadful morning led me
into a great mistake. I thought it was good sport. It was very exciting — and such
as it was, it was a new pleasure. Godroon was so active, so prudent and so lucky
...
Thomas Colley Grattan,
1862
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The Chambers Dictionary
[From the Finnish chemist Ga</o/m(1760-1852)j gadroon or godroon gj-drain', n
an embossed, cable- or bead-like decoration used as an edging on silverware,
etc. — adj gadrooned or godrooned'. — n gadroon ing or godroon ing. [Frgodron]
...
Exh: Waddington Galleries, March—April 1966; The Alistair MrAlpine Gift, Tate
Gallery, June—August 1971 (3, repr.). Lit: Anne Seymour, in catalogue of The
Alistair MrAlpine Gift, 197 1, pp.37—48. Like 'Godroon', 'Jump' contains the idea
of a ...
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Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology
The godroon is indeed of infrequent occurrence on sites which can be definitely
referred to the reign of Domitian . . . such as the fragment recorded by Curie from
the Fort of Newstead, and three pieces from Corbridge illustrated by Bushe-Fox.
John Percival Droop,
1936
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American antique furniture: a book for amateurs
883 and 896; the six blocked drawers with the blocked surfaces; and the molding
of the kind known as "godroon",3 across the bases. The door in the kneehole
portion is depressed and within the door is a small cupboard. There are two ...
Edgar George Miller,
1966
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Chambers concise dictionary
[19c: named after Johan Gadolin (1760-1852), Finnish mineralogist] gadroon or
godroon /ga'drum/ > n an embossed, cable-like decoration used as an edging on
silverware, etc. [18c: from French godron ] □ gadrooned adj. □ gadrooning n.
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Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
... which is crowned by a gable. gable window 1. A window in a gable. 2. A
window shaped like a gable. gadroon, godroon An ornament composed chiefly of
ovoid or more elongated bosses regularly repeated, side by side. gadroon gaine
1.
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A dictionary of general knowledge; or, An explanation of ...
The varieties of the goat are distinguished principally bj their horns. GOAT-
SUCKER. A bird, so called because it was vulgarly supposed to suck the teats of
the goats. GODFATHER. One who stands sponsor for a child in baptism.
GODROON.