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Webster 1913 Edition


Guilloche


Guil′locheˊ

,
Noun.
[F.
guillochis
; – said to be fr.
Guillot
, the inventor of a machine for carving it.]
(Arch.)
1.
An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments.

Definition 2024


guilloché

guilloché

See also: guilloche

English

Noun

guilloché (plural guillochés)

  1. A fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
  2. The tool used to create such work.