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Guilloche
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GUILLOCHE, a French word for an ornament, either painted or carved, which was one of the principal decorative bands employed by the Greeks in their temples or on their vases.

 


Guilloche
An ornament used in classical architecture formed by two or more bands twisted together in a continuous series. The openings between the bands can be filled with ornaments.
Hamilton ...

Guilloche
Classical ornament of interlaced bands.Gunloop
Opening for a firearm.Gushet(Scots): A triangular or wedge-shaped piece of land, or the corner building on such a site.Guttae ...

Guilloche - A pattern of interlacing bands forming a plait and used as an enrichment on a moulding.
Guttae - Small drop-like projections carved below the tenia under each triglyph on a Doric architrave.
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guilloche
an ornamental border formed of two or more interlaced bands around a series of circular voids.
gumbad/gumbaz ...

guilloche An ornament or border of continuous, interlaced curving lines.
half-timbered In early building, a wall constructed of timber with the spaces between the members filled With masonry (in French, colombage pierroté).

Guilloche - A continuous Classical ornamental band or moulding, formed by two or more intertwining bands (as if links in a chain).

guilloche - an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands
trefoil - an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle ...

GUILLOCHE
A design formed by two or more bands twisted over each other in a continuous series, leaving circular openings.
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Guilloche - A decorative molding, usually used circled around the top of a column base, of plaited or braided elements.
Heliocaminus - Room in a Roman bath complex with large, thermal windows used to gather heat from the sun.
Horrea - Roman warehouse.

Guilloche - Molding resembling twisted rope
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Helicline - Curved ramp ...


Guilloche

Vitruvian scroll

Meander: consists of a fret design with many involved turnings and an intricate variety of designs ...

GUILLOCHE: a repeating pattern of interlaced spirals, used to decorate mouldings. HALF-HIPPED ROOF: a roof in which the upper part of the gable is inclined inwards.

See also: Ornament, Architecture, House, Capital, Cornice

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