First Known Use: circa 1724
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gadroon
noun ga·droon \gə-ˈdrün\
Definition of GADROON
1
: the ornamental notching or carving of a rounded molding
2
: a short often oval fluting or reeding used in decoration
— gadroon transitive verb
— ga·droon·ing noun
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Origin of GADROON
French godron round plait, gadroon
Rhymes with GADROON
aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon
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