gadrooning
Carved or curved molding used in architecture and interior design as decorative motiff, often consisting of flutes which are inverted and curved. Popular during the Italian Renaissance.
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GadrooningClassical ribbed ornament like inverted fluting that flows into a lobed edge.GalileeChapel or vestibule usually at the west end of a church and enclosing the main entrances.
GADROONING: a simple moulding formed of a line of convex ridges, frequently angled and slightly overlapping. GALLETING: small stones set in a mortar course. GALILEE: a porch at the W.
 See also: Mortar, Nave, Pitch, Ornament, Chapel
  
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