[ gə'dru:n ]
■ noun a decorative edging on metal or wood formed by convex curves.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~ing noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. godron , prob. related to goder 'to pucker', also to godet .
[ gə'dru:n ]
■ noun a decorative edging on metal or wood formed by convex curves.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~ing noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. godron , prob. related to goder 'to pucker', also to godet .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004