— gadrooned , adj. — gadroonage , n.
/geuh droohn"/ , n.
1. Archit. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
2. a decorative series of curved, inverted flutings, or of convex and concave flutings, as on silversmith's work.
Also, godroon .
[ 1715-25; godron (with final conformed to -OON), MF goderon, prob. deriv. of godet a kind of cup without base or handle (perh. kodde billet, log; see -ET), after the ornamentation on such cups ]